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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

425 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO



* UNTIL 700 PM MDT



* AT 425 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN FROM PLACERVILLE TO TELLURIDE. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN

  IS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWEST.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO 

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG 

HIGHWAY 145.



THE SAN MIGUEL COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THAT VEHICLES ARE TRAPPED IN 

MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ALONG HIGHWAY 145 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 75 AND 80.

MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA THIS EVENING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 3791 10808 3779 10785 3793 10782 3815 10803

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