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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

221 PM MDT SUN AUG 3 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 8 PM FOR SOUTHEAST UTAH

AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST

COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS

EVENING. THE SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL

RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS

EVENING.



SOME COLORADO TOWNS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE...TELLURIDE...OURAY...

SILVERTON...RICO...DURANGO...CORTEZ...BAYFIELD...PAGOSA SPRINGS...

AS WELL AS...THE MISSIONARY RIDGE BURN AREA NORTHEAST OF DURANGO.

UTAH TOWNS INCLUDED IN THE WATCH...MONTICELLO...BLANDING...LA SAL...

BLUFF AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF CANYONLAND NATIONAL PARK.



...REPEAT THIS IS A WATCH AND NOT A WARNING...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...

CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR

QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



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