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UTC037-150715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1115 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR 

EASTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA AND THE SAN JUAN 

COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED ONLY MINOR FLOODING. STILL SOME 

ROADWAYS MAY BE COVERED WITH WATER. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID 

DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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