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COC007-033-053-067-083-085-091-111-113-UTC037-110500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1000 PM MDT TUE SEP 10 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



RAIN SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO

AND SOUTHEAST UTAH SINCE LATE AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE THREAT OF

ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD

WATCH WHICH COVERED SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST UTAH HAS BEEN

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



A DISTURBANCE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING

SHOWERS TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THOUGH RAINFALL INTENSITY WILL BE

LIGHT TO MODERATE. DUE TO THE UNSTABLE SOILS IN THE MISSIONARY RIDGE

BURN AREA...CLOSE MONITORING OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THAT AREA WILL

CONTINUE.



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