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WGUS55 KGJT 290020

FFWGJT

UTC037-290315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

620 PM MDT MON JUL 28 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST UTAH



* UNTIL 915 PM MDT



* AT 620 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE   

  THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN JUST NORTHEAST OF FRY CANYON...OR 

  ABOUT 36 MILES WEST OF BLANDING...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.



* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL AFFECT...

  RURAL SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN COUNTY AT 630 PM MDT

  AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 BY 630 PM MDT



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP 

TERRAIN.



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.



LAT...LON 3762 10999 3779 11004 3778 11031 3753 11026



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000 

WGUS55 KGJT 290020

FFWGJT

UTC037-290315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

620 PM MDT MON JUL 28 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST UTAH



* UNTIL 915 PM MDT



* AT 620 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE   

  THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN JUST NORTHEAST OF FRY CANYON...OR 

  ABOUT 36 MILES WEST OF BLANDING...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.



* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL AFFECT...

  RURAL SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN COUNTY AT 630 PM MDT

  AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 BY 630 PM MDT



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP 

TERRAIN.



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.



LAT...LON 3762 10999 3779 11004 3778 11031 3753 11026



DJN

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