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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

713 PM MDT SAT JUL 8 2006



COC067-090230-

LA PLATA CO-

713 PM MDT SAT JUL 8 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN LA PLATA COUNTY...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RED MESA... 

MARVEL...KLINE...HESPERUS AND BREEN



AT 713 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL OVER SOUTHWESTERN LA PLATA COUNTY.



AT 708 PM...A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR RED MESA REPORTED THAT ONE INCH 

OF RAINFALL HAD FALLEN DURING THE PREVIOUS 35 MINUTES. RAINFALL OF 

THIS MAGNITUDE HAS LIKELY PRODUCED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. 



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MOVED NORTH AND OUT OF RED MESA. CONTINUED 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND RUNOFF BEHIND THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION 

WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.



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.



LAT...LON 3691 10828 3689 10805 3734 10792 3732 10815



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