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COC045-151800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1023 AM MDT FRI AUG 15 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL NOON MDT FOR EASTERN 

GARFIELD COUNTY...



AT 1021 AM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN GLENWOOD SPRINGS AND RIFLE. MOVEMENT WAS 

SLOWLY TO THE WEST. 



MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD END IN GLENWOOD SPRINGS BY 11 AM. BUT HEAVY 

RAIN CAN BE STILL BE EXPECTED ALONG I-70 BETWEEN GLENWOOD AND 

PARACHUTE.



ROCK AND MUDSLIDES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG MITCHELL 

CREEK...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ADDITIONAL SLIDES ARE 

POSSIBLE AS RUNOFF CONTINUES DOWNWARD...EVEN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. 

EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IN THIS AREA.



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