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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

545 PM MDT THU JUL 20 2006



COC029-085-210130-

MONTROSE CO-DELTA CO-

545 PM MDT THU JUL 20 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN DELTA AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTROSE COUNTIES...



AT 525 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE ESCALANTE FORKS 

TO DELTA...INCLUDING THE COTTONWOOD AND ESCALANTE CREEK AREAS. THE 

STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DELTA AT 525 PM MDT...SLOWLY MOVING 

TOWARD ECKERT AND AUSTIN.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE AREA 

WEST OF OLATHE...COTTONWOOD CREEK...ESCALANTE CREEK...AND DELTA.



DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE 

WARNED AREA. REPORTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE INDICATED THAT 

STREET GUTTERS WERE RUNNING FULL IN THE TOWN OF DELTA FROM HEAVY 

RAINFALL.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS...STREAMS...AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY 

AND URBAN ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



LAT...LON 3848 10837 3860 10787 3894 10802 3873 10836



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