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RWUS32 KGJT 032336

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COC113-040030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

536 PM MDT SUN AUG 3 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY

UNTIL 630 PM MDT...



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN SAN

MIGUEL COUNTY FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THOUGH

RAIN HAS CONTINUED...NO FURTHER FLOODING HAS BEEN RECORDED ACCORDING

TO THE SAN MIGUEL SHERIFFS OFFICE. HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON

RESULTED IN MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS ACROSS HIGHWAY 145 NEAR PLACERVILLE

ALONG WITH SOME FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS.



THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING REMAINS AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES

OVER STEEP TERRAIN.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP

THEM AWAY.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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