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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

455 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR SAN JUAN

COUNTY...



FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SEVERAL AREAS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY 

DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 191 AT SEVERAL 

LOCATIONS...AS WELL AS STATE ROAD 95.  ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL 

IN BLANDING RESULTED IN STREET FLOODING BETWEEN 330 AND 430 PM MDT 

TODAY.  MORE HEAVY RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED INTO THIS EVENING IN SAN 

JUAN COUNTY.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY 

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN GRAND 

JUNCTION.

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