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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

700 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST UTAH



* UNTIL 1000 PM MDT



* AT 657 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS...MAINY PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...MOVING 

  NORTH ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN 

  EXCESS ON 1 INCH HAVE LIKELY FELL JUST TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF   

  LAKE POWELL AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. 

  MANY NARROW SLOT CANYONS...DRY WASHES AND DRAINAGES WILL QUICKLY 

  FILL...LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FRY CANYON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3701 11091 3700 11014 3778 10958 3778 11041



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