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COC045-052300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

449 PM MDT MON AUG 5 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTY HAS BEEN 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN

THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE

FLASH FLOOD THREAT. EVEN THOUGH STREAM AND CREEK LEVEL ARE NOW

FALLING...SOME ROADWAYS MAY STILL BE COVERED WITH WATER. MOTORISTS

ARE ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.



AT 449 PM MDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER 

DEBEQUE...BUT SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF RIFLE. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF 

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST THROUGH 800 PM THIS 

EVENING.



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