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SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1250 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A SMALL 

STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM MDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON 

FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY



IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO

     SOUTH CENTRAL MESA



AT 1245 PM MDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN OCCURRING EAST OF HIGHWAY 50 NEAR WHITEWATER. THUNDERSTORMS 

ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF GRAND MESA WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL OF UP TO 

ONE INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CREATE RUN-OFF PROBLEMS IN DRY WASHES... 

ARROYOS AND CREEKS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 25 MPH AND 

CONTINUE THROUGH 130 PM MDT.



MOTORISTS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF GRAND 

MESA AND RURAL AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 50 SHOULD BE ALERT TO DRY

WASHES AND CREEKS THAT MAY QUICKLY FILL WITH WATER. IF WATER BEGINS 

RISING NEAR YOUR LOCATION MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE 

ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE.



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