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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

615 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY

UNTIL 700 PM MDT...



AT 615 PM MDT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST SAN 

MIGUEL COUNTY...HOWEVER RAINFALL WAS BEGINNING TO DECREASE. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT MUD AND ROCK SLIDES CONTINUE ALONG 

HIGHWAY 145 FROM MILE MARKER 75 TO 80. NUMEROUS AUTOMOBILES HAVE 

BEEN REPORTEDLY TRAPPED BY THE SLIDES...AND THAT SECTION OF ROUTE 

145 HAS BEEN CLOSED.



REPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED THAT MUDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED ON DEEP 

CREEK ROAD AND LOST DOLLAR ROAD, MAKING THEM IMPASSABLE.



THE SAN MIGUEL COUNTY SHERIFF HAS REQUESTED THAT FURTHER UPDATES BE 

OBTAINED BY LISTENING TO TELLURIDE RADIO STATION KOTO 91.7 FM. 

PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SAN MIGUEL SHERIFF FOR UPDATES ON THIS 

SITUATION.



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.



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COC113-090100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

615 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY

UNTIL 700 PM MDT...



AT 615 PM MDT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER SOUTHEAST 

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...HOWEVER RAINFALL WAS BEGINNING TO DECREASE. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT MUD AND ROCK SLIDES CONTINUE ALONG 

HIGHWAY 145 FROM MILE MARKER 75 TO 80. NUMEROUS AUTOMOBILES HAVE 

BEEN REPORTEDLY TRAPPED BY THE SLIDES...AND THAT SECTION OF ROUTE 

145 HAS BEEN CLOSED.



REPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED THAT MUDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED ON DEEP 

CREEK ROAD AND LAST DOLLAR ROAD, MAKING THEM IMPASSABLE.



THE SAN MIGUEL COUNTY SHERIFF HAS REQUESTED THAT FURTHER UPDATES BE 

OBTAINED BY LISTENING TO TELLURIDE RADIO STATION KOTO 91.7 FM. 

PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SAN MIGUEL SHERIFF FOR UPDATES ON THIS 

SITUATION.



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.



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