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<br />, <br />i <br />, <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />of flash flooding. This is cto~e by nca~s of fo~ecasts of ~rpro~c~- <br />ing staro systems or radar detection of inrnir.e~t or occorrir.o heavy <br />rai,,!all. The are~ is wit1;ir. t~" effective ~"-r.q" of tho '1,'SE-57 ::-"d,~r <br />i~stallation at Limo~, CQlora~o. Ttis facility, wit~ ~~RR-~8 (r~1ar <br />fa-estroUe) rcmoted to the '"'eather Service Offices a~ D"'l'Icr and <br />PCleLlo,provid".continucussllrveillance&r.dinfor"at;iononp..-eci.Fi- <br />t<ltior, ir,tensity, ster", location, and possible flush floodi"g. The <br />~~FR-68 is also scheduled fo~ Color acto Sprinqs. <br />The NQAA Weather Service Office located at Colorado <br />Springs (Peterson Fieldl supplies \Ofeatr.er foreoi,lsts f('u~ time daily <br />for Colorado sp~ings a~d vicinity. These forecasts ara disseminated <br />directly to 10Gal n<!ws media by limited ..ccess telephone, In addi- <br />tion to the routine forecasts, special forecasts of Severe storms <br />Or flood warninqs are issued as required. <br />Acotturo.lnityflashfloodr"portinqnetworkofrivcrand <br />rainfall stations and a flood warning progra~ develo2ed arA operated <br />in connection with the 24-ho\lr \~"ath"r Service f.'icilities could <br />minimize 10S5 of life and movable property in the event of a ~")or <br />flood. Sucb an <\rrar.qernent would require that lcc<llriver and r<lir>- <br />fall reports he communicated promptly by re"ponsible local of~icials <br />to tlw "',,ather ~"rvic" Forecast Office- fo'" "',,,1\\,)\;ion aIle a"..ly"i~, <br />If avai.1;,bl.., t,hj~ d"t." ~n,1 an"ly~i~ ",""ulct t~ u"",d by th~ ~~clthcr <br />"..rvice to mote accutate-ly tore-W"rn cO"Vl"_\.mity re:present"tivc~ nr <br />pot~ntial storm and flood conditions. <br /> <br />Provision~ for aierting Manitou Sprin9~ ar~a r"siee~ts <br />and ooordinating oper"tion; of city and coun~y Fublic service agencies <br />in a time of emergency are prescribed in the standing procecurcs <br />developed in the COUr~C of civil defense planning, <br /> <br />Flood Fighting and Emerqency Evacuation Pla~s <br />Provi~ion~ for ~l~rting ar~a re~jdcnt~ arfi coordj~ati~g <br />operaticn~ of ci.ty and county public 5ervic~ asc~cie~ ir. a time of <br />emergency are pre~ently dncum"ntcd ill the "Colorado Springs/n Fa~o <br />County Evacudtiotl - 0per"tion~ PI~n (January 19~7)." The plan's <br /><x>r.cept of "pcr;>tibn calls for (1.is~emination of "ha..vy rain ",artl- <br />ing5" duritlg the earli8~t sta~cs cf a flooc threat. <br /> <br />n <br /> <br />" <br />