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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

232 PM MDT TUE JUL 16 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL SAN JUAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST UTAH



* UNTIL 430 PM MDT



* AT 220 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OVER CENTRAL SAN JUAN COUNTY...OR ABOUT 27 MILES WEST OF   

  BLANDING...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRY CANYON. THE AREA OF HEAVY 

  RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL REMAIN OVER THE 

  DARK CANYON WILDERNESS AREA OF RURAL CENTRAL SAN JUAN COUNTY. 



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

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

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN 

DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT 

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GRAND JUNCTION.



LAT...LON 3779 11023 3759 10997 3791 10969 3798 11001

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