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RWUS32 KGJT 032203

FFSGJT

COC067-032230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

400 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN LA PLATA COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED...



THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STORMS HAVE MOVED OFF 

TO THE NORTHEAST.  AT 330 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 

THE WEST SIDE OF VALLECITO RESERVOIR WAS DEVASTATED WITH DEBRIS 

FLOWS ACROSS FOREST ROAD 501 AND INTO SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES.



ANY FURTHER MEASURABLE RAINFALL THIS EVENING COULD CAUSE FURTHER 

DEBRIS FLOWS. MOST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO END AFTER 

SUNSET. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET ON THIS SITUATION. 

YOU CAN ALSO GET THE LATEST WARNINGS...FORECASTS...AND STATEMENTS BY 

VISITING THE HOME PAGE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND 

JUNCTION AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GJT/

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