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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1215 AM MDT WED SEP 10 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR MONTEZUMA COUNTY IN

SOUTHWEST COLORADO...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 900 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR

SOUTHWEST COLORADO...



HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER MONTEZUMA COUNTY AND FLOODING FROM

EARLIER RAINS HAS ABATED. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

HAS ALLOWED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MONTEZUMA COUNTY TO EXPIRE.



HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN COULD REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AS A STRONG

DISTURBANCE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH

REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR MONTEZUMA COUNTY

AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO.



RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT

OVERNIGHT AS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RUNOFF LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING

AND SIGNIFICANT ROCK AND MUD SLIDES CONTINUES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. BE ESPECIALLY

CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF

FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



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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