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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

300 AM MDT WED SEP 11 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL LA PLATA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO



* UNTIL 645 AM MDT



* AT 255 AM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE 

  RAIN OCCURRING ACROSS THE MISSIONARY RIDGE BURN AREA. RAINFALL IS

  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 



* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE MISSIONARY RIDGE BURNED AREA AND    

  DRAINAGES ADJACENT TO THE BURNED AREA.  



* SOME SPECIFIC LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE VALLECITO AND LEMON

  RESERVOIRS...ROCKWOOD...AND TACOMA



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN AND 

AROUND CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE RAINS 

WILL ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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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