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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

932 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



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RIO BLANCO CO-

932 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTY...



AT 930 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER UP TO 

ONE FOOT DEEP OVER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 139 BETWEEN THE SUMMIT OF 

DOUGLAS PASS AND RANGELY OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF THE RIO BLANCO 

AND GARFIELD COUNTY LINE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 

BE MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF HEAVY 

RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER 

STORMS...COMBINED WITH THE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS...WILL RESULT IN 

CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE WARNED 

AREA THROUGH 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN GRAND

JUNCTION.



LAT...LON 3966 10904 3966 10861 3973 10845 4009 10855

      4004 10903



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