

000 

RWUS32 KGJT 062151

FFSGJT

COC007-029-033-037-045-051-053-067-077-083-085-091-097-103-111-113-

UTC019-037-070600-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

351 PM MDT TUE AUG 6 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO...AND

SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT...



FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES



IN WESTERN COLORADO...

     ARCHULETA          DELTA          DOLORES

     EAGLE              GARFIELD       GUNNISON

     HINSDALE           LA PLATA       MESA

     MONTEZUMA          MONTROSE       OURAY

     PITKIN             RIO BLANCO     SAN JUAN

     SAN MIGUEL



IN SOUTHEAST UTAH...

     GRAND

     SAN JUAN



...REPEAT THIS IS A WATCH AND NOT A WARNING...



A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS PERSISTS ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND

SOUTHEAST UTAH THIS EVENING.  NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME STORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL

RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH AN HOUR. STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH

THE EVENING HOURS WITH HEAVY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.



RESIDENTS IN AND ADJACENT TO THE MISSIONARY RIDGE AND COAL SEAM BURN

AREAS IN LA PLATA AND GARFIELD COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLASH FLOODING OCCUR.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE

WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK

PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK

ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.



000 

RWUS32 KGJT 062153

FFSGJT

COC029-077-062345-



SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

351 PM MDT TUE AUG 6 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A SMALL 

STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM MDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON 

FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO

     CENTRAL MESA AND WEST CENTRAL DELTA



AT 351 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WEST SIDE OF THE 

GRAND MESA. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...INCLUDING KANNAH AND WHITEWATER CREEKS...AND COUNTRY 

ROADS.



$$



NADLER



316 

RWUS32 KGJT 062151

FFSGJT

COC007-029-033-037-045-051-053-067-077-083-085-091-097-103-111-113-

UTC019-037-070600-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

351 PM MDT TUE AUG 6 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO...AND

SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT...



FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES



IN WESTERN COLORADO...

     ARCHULETA          DELTA          DOLORES

     EAGLE              GARFIELD       GUNNISON

     HINSDALE           LA PLATA       MESA

     MONTEZUMA          MONTROSE       OURAY

     PITKIN             RIO BLANCO     SAN JUAN

     SAN MIGUEL



IN SOUTHEAST UTAH...

     GRAND

     SAN JUAN



...REPEAT THIS IS A WATCH AND NOT A WARNING...



A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS PERSISTS ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND

SOUTHEAST UTAH THIS EVENING.  NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME STORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL

RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH AN HOUR. STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH

THE EVENING HOURS WITH HEAVY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.



RESIDENTS IN AND ADJACENT TO THE MISSIONARY RIDGE AND COAL SEAM BURN

AREAS IN LA PLATA AND GARFIELD COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLASH FLOODING OCCUR.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE

WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK

PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK

ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.



627 

RWUS32 KGJT 062153

FFSGJT

COC029-077-062345-



SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

351 PM MDT TUE AUG 6 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A SMALL 

STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM MDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON 

FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO

     CENTRAL MESA AND WEST CENTRAL DELTA



AT 351 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WEST SIDE OF THE 

GRAND MESA. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...INCLUDING KANNAH AND WHITEWATER CREEKS...AND COUNTRY 

ROADS.



$$



NADLER

