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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

450 PM MDT MON JUL 10 2006



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450 PM MDT MON JUL 10 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR SOUTH

CENTRAL GRAND COUNTY...



AT 445 PM MDT...THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE ENTRANCE ROAD TO ARCHES NATIONAL PARK OFF OF HIGHWAY 191. 

FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING IN OTHER AREAS OF ARCHES NATIONAL 

PARK...AS WELL AS NORTH OF MOAB. THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE 

HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT MORE 

THAN 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.



THE HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 191...STATE ROUTE 

279...AND THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF ARCHES NATIONAL PARK.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SLOT 

CANYONS...WASHES AND ARROYOS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW FLOODING 

WILL OCCUR RAPIDLY IN ROCKY TERRAIN



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR

CREEKS.



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

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3852 10977 3851 10953 3871 10939 3872 10973



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