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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />(c) A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is normally issued by the Pueblo <br />office for the Canon City area if the Arkansas (or even the tributaries of the <br />Arkansas) are expected to reach levels where significant damage will occur. <br />These forecasts will normally be based on the anticipation of future rainfall <br />in the area, and may not include forecasts of actual river levels, especially <br />on tributary streams, since in most cases such streams are not gaged. <br /> <br />In addition to watches and warnings, river or flood statements may <br />be issued by Denver or Pueblo to keep agencies and the public apprised of <br />river conditions. <br /> <br />3.2 Role of Canon Citv Police. Fire and Fremont County Sheriff's <br />DeDartments <br /> <br />After notification from the National Weather Service or if someone <br />from the public, etc. has called to report high precipitation readings or have <br />observed high flows from tributaries in the area, it is the Police, Fire, or <br />Sheriff's Dispatcher's responsibility to notify the Fremont County Emergency <br />Management Director or designated alternate. All staff should be placed on <br />alert and await further instructions from the Emergency Management <br />Director or from the City CounciVCity Administrator. <br /> <br />3.3 Role of Fremont County Emergencv Management Director <br /> <br />After notification from local officials, the Emergency Director of <br />Fremont County initially will: <br /> <br />1. verify with the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Pueblo <br />(or Denver) conceming the likelihood, timing, and severity of the flood threat. <br /> <br />2. With an impending flood, notify the City CounciVCIty Administrator <br />of Canon City of the observed river levels, rates of rise, and that the <br />possibility of flooding exists. <br /> <br />3. Activate the County Emergency Operations Plan <br /> <br />4. Consider activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) <br /> <br />5. have someone call the Colorado Division of Water Resources <br />.Watertalk" Hotline at 303-831-7135 to also monitor the flow (in cfs) at the <br />gage. The gage transmits every 4 hours but during emergencies can be <br />programmed to transmit every 15 minutes. The hotline requires a division <br />and station#. The required inputs are division 2 and station 64 followed by <br />an asterisk (*). A large flood event may wash the gage away. <br /> <br />In addition, the Colorado Division of Water Resources in Pueblo has <br />responsibility for this gage. They are available to provide gage height, stage <br />and other useful river data information (See Figure 3). Their phone number <br />is 719-542-3368. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />!'i Plash Plood <br />Watch - "keep <br />informed" <br /> <br />::. Flash Plood <br />Warning - <br />"take action <br />inunediately" <br /> <br />M River Summary <br />and Forecasts <br />