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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

416 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL MESA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION



* UNTIL 615 PM MDT



* AT 416 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER FRUITA...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF GRAND 

  JUNCTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  OVER WEST CENTRAL GRAND JUNCTION AT 425 PM MDT

  OVER NORTH CENTRAL GRAND JUNCTION AT 440 PM MDT



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.



IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GRAND JUNCTION.



LAT...LON 3910 10888 3896 10874 3899 10860 3909 10840

          3924 10858 3928 10882

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