

000 

WGUS55 KGJT 060400

FFWGJT

UTC037-060700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

957 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST UTAH



* UNTIL 100 AM MDT



* AT 952 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL OVER MUCH OF WESTERN SAN 

  JUAN COUNTY. THE RAIN WILL COME TO AN END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY 

  MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS 

  EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY 

  WASHES...SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND SLOT CANYONS. AS A 

  RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 1 AM MDT.  



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

  AND CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK. 



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN GRAND

JUNCTION.



LAT...LON 3701 11091 3700 11014 3848 10921 3849 10998



$$

