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COC067-020245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

742 PM MDT TUE OCT 1 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL LA PLATA COUNTY REMAINS IN

EFFECT UNTIL 8:45 PM MDT...



AT 7:30 PM MDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER AREA OF

SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVED INTO THE MISSIONARY

RIDGE BURN AREA. THIS AREA OF ACTIVITY WAS MOVING NORTH AT CLOSE TO

40 MPH...SO ITS UNLIKELY THAT RAIN WILL LAST LONG. MEANWHILE...LA

PLATA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING WAS

CONTINUING ACROSS PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD 250 EAST OF AN AREA

STRETCHING FROM NEAR TRIMBLE TO HERMOSA. AS A RESULT...COUNTY ROAD

250 REMAINS CLOSED AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT

UNTIL FLOODING ABATES...OR UNTIL 8:45 PM.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.

TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE

THROUGH RISING WATER.



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