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RWUS32 KGJT 092351

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COC045-100200-



URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

550 PM MDT THU AUG 9 2001



...A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN

GARFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT...



A CLUSTER OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY

SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN GARFIELD COUNTY BETWEEN 545 PM AND 730 PM THIS

EVENING. RAIN FALLING AT THE RATE OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR

WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. AS A RESULT...RAPID RISES OF CREEKS AND

SMALL STREAMS CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGHWAY 139 WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE

TO MUD AND ROCK SLIDES OVER DOUGLAS PASS.



RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR EVEN AFTER THE STORMS HAVE ENDED...SO

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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