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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

724 PM MDT THU AUG 9 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH CENTRAL MESA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO 



* UNTIL 930 PM MDT



* AT 724 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER 

  OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...12 MILES 

  NORTHWEST OF ESCALANTE FORKS...OR ABOUT 26 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND 

  JUNCTION. 



* THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL AFFECT AREAS OVER 

  THE UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU ALONG HIGHWAY 141...AND UNAWEEP CANYON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND 

ARROYOS. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND 

MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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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