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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

701 PM MDT TUE AUG 22 2006



COC113-230230-

SAN MIGUEL CO-

701 PM MDT TUE AUG 22 2006



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

WESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...



AT 604 PM MDT...THE COLORADO STATE PATROL REPORTED HEAVY RAINS HAD 

BROUGHT FLOODING ALONG A ONE-HALF MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 141 

BETWEEN EGNAR AND SLICK ROCK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE 

EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT OVER THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 830 PM...HOWEVER 

IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR FLOOD WATERS TO ABATE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3789 10904 3790 10862 3815 10865 3815 10903



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