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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

252 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH CENTRAL MONTEZUMA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO



* UNTIL 545 PM MDT



* AT 246 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN 6 MILES SOUTH OF TOWAOC...OR ABOUT 33 MILES EAST OF MONTEZUMA

  CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



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

  5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOWAOC AT 300 PM MDT



MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT WATER AND DEBRIS ON HIGHWAY 666 BETWEEN TOWAOC 

AND THE NEW MEXICO BORDER.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER 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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