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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

146 PM MDT SUN SEP 19 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN LA PLATA COUNTY UNTIL  

415 PM MDT...



AT 146 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER EXTREME WESTERN LA PLATA 

COUNTY. THIS AREA OF RAIN WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND 

WILL BRING UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TO THE 

NORTHERN SECTIONS OF LA PLATA COUNTY. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED 

FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.  



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING  

INCLUDE...HERMOSA...MAYDAY...ROCKWOOD...TACOMA AND TRIMBLE.



THE RAIN IS ALSO FALLING OVER AREAS THAT WERE BURNED DURING THE 

MISSIONARY RIDGE FIRE...RESULTING IN SOME DEBRIS FLOWS OVER COUNTY 

ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF VALLECITO RESERVOIR.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3730 10814 3730 10749 3762 10750 3762 10797

      3746 10802



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