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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

554 PM MDT SUN JUL 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN GUNNISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO.



* UNTIL 845 PM MDT.



* AT 554 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE TOWN OF 

  GUNNISON. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5       

  INCHES PER HOUR FALLING ACROSS THIS AREA.



* THE HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREAS. RUNOFF FROM THIS 

  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY 

  FROM CAPITOL CREEK TO TOMICHI CREEK...ALONG HIGHWAY 50.



A FLASH FLOODING WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR

OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3867 10699 3851 10704 3850 10681 3866 10675



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