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COC029-130315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

839 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL DELTA

COUNTY...



AT 825 PM MDT...A MOBILE WEATHER RADIO SPOTTER REPORTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING IN THE CEDAREDGE 

AREA.  STREETS IN CEDAREDGE WERE FLOODED FROM CURB TO CURB.  AND THE 

STORM CELL HAS REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 

OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE 

FLOODING INCLUDE SURFACE CREEK...ORCHARD CITY...CEDAREDGE...ECKERT 

...CORY...AUSTIN...AND THE ADOBE AREA NEAR DELTA.



ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.  DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS 

FLOODED ROADS...BUT MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

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