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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1242 PM MDT SAT JUL 27 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL DAGGETT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST UTAH

  NORTH CENTRAL UINTAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST UTAH



* UNTIL 345 PM MDT



* AT 1242 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL DAGGETT COUNTY...OR ABOUT 19 MILES 

  SOUTHEAST OF MANILA...WITH LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT. THE HEAVIEST 

  RAIN WAS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 NEAR THE UINTA MOUNTAINS SUMMIT.



* THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...

  RURAL SOUTHERN DAGGETT COUNTY AT 1250 PM MDT

  RURAL NORTHERN UINTAH COUNTY AT 1250 PM MDT



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

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

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO 

POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.



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. 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 4089 10933 4089 10956 4069 10955 4067 10928



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