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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

300 PM MDT THU AUG 29 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CONTINUED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN LA PLATA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO



* UNTIL 600 PM MDT



* AT 300 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

  INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST LA PLATA COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS 

  TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.



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

  RURAL NORTHEASTERN LA PLATA COUNTY AT 310 PM MDT OR OVER THE 

  MISSIONARY RIDGE BURN AREA



OFFICIALS IN LA PLATA COUNTY REPORTED FLOODING AND SEVERAL DEBRIS 

SLIDES NEAR THE VALLECITO DAM AREA. SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING WAS 

IN THE STEVENS CREEK DRAINAGE NEAR THE 6000 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 250.



ADDITIONAL FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG JACK...SHEARER...AND RED 

CREEKS. MANY DRAINAGE DITCHES AND CULVERTS WERE OVERFLOWING.

HEAVY RAIN OVER THE MISSIONARY RIDGE BURN AREA WILL CAUSE DEBRIS AND 

MUD FLOWS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER OR DEBRIS 

COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 

CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE 

ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



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