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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

252 PM MDT MON JUL 19 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN GARFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 

500 PM MDT...



AT 252 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 17 MILES 

NORTH OF MACK OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAND JUNCTION. 



THE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY 

RAINFALL THROUGH 430 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS 

OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL 

CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE 

FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE SPINK CANYON...HOWARD CANYON AND DEMAREE 

CANYON WEST OF HIGHWAY 139 IN SOUTHWEST GARFIELD. 



A FLASH FLOOD 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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.



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