Laserfiche WebLink
<br />requir~d to accumulate such data. ~t present, the principal service <br />t.he ',,'e..ther Service can provide isa general alert to the dangH of <br />n1lsh flooding On Sa1t Cr""k. ThbisdonebYlfleansofforecastsof <br />1lpproachin<i" stor:o sy_,t<m1s0rrad1lrd..tectionof iImlinent or occurr ing <br />he~vy rainfall. The rad~r system at Pueblo is from a repeater type <br />scope opcrated off thernaintr"cking station at Limon, Colorado which <br />has a 250 mile r~dius, Most generally, the evaluation of rainfall <br />potential, accu~ulation a~d intensity must depend upon iImlediate <br />reports fro~ on-the-spot observers. <br />The NOAA Weather Servic" located at the l'uebloMemorial <br />~irport supplies weather forecasts three times daily for Pueblo, <br />Colorado and vicinity. These forecasts ar" disseminated to local <br />news media directly by NOAA weather wire teletype. A limited access <br />telephone installation is used for forec~sts di$s~nated to the general <br />public, In addition to the routine fo~ecasts, special forecasts of <br />severe stor~s or flood warnings are issued as required. <br />A community flash flood reporting network of river and <br />rainfall stations and a flood w~rning program developed and operated <br />in connection with the 24-hour: Weather Service facilities could <br />minimize loss of life "nd property in the event of a major flood, <br />Such an arrangement would requiro that local river and rainfall <br />reports be promptly c""""unicated by responsible local officials to <br />the Weather Service Office for evaluation and analysis. If available, <br />this data and analysis could be used by the Weather Service to more <br />accurately forewarn community representatives of potential storm and <br />flood conditions. This type of network is presently in effect in <br />portions of the Arkansas River Basin and, to an extremely limited <br />extent, in other tributary areas. <br /> <br />Dnergencyl'lan-1972." 'l'his plan outlinas mission responsibilities, <br />organizational structures (including lists of key per.onnel and <br />provisions for Mobilizing equipment), and procedures which apply <br />wheneve~ natural or man-caused emergencies arise in the Ci~y of Puebio <br />-PuebloCountyarea, The plan's concept of o..erationscalls fOl; <br />dise"",ination of "severe ",eather warnings" during the earliest stages <br />of a developing flood or othe~ weathe~-induced cata~trophe. Subsequent <br />flood fighting, evacuation, and resCUe activities are coordinated <br />through an Emergency Operations Center Where predesignated officials <br />assist the Civil Defense Director in exercising overall control of <br />available r"sonrces, The Civil Defense Agency is manned by a full <br />time director and staff located in the Courthouse, ?ueblo, Colorado. <br />He and his staff promote continuous lia80n with all agencies concerned <br />with Civil Defense in order tocontinu<lllyid."ntifY<inJpLOl"<.lte <br />solutions for problem areas. <br /> <br />Flood Fiqhting IInd nrtcrqency F..'Vllculltion Plans <br />Provisions for alerting residants and coordinating operations <br />of City and county public service agencies in a time of emergenoy <br />are pre....ntly docUD\ented in the Pueblo Civil O<>fense Agency, "Pueblo <br /> <br />u <br /> <br />" <br />