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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1125 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



UTC019-060645-

GRAND UT-

1125 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM MDT FOR

SOUTHERN GRAND COUNTY...



AT 1122 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF 

SOUTHERN AND EASTERN GRAND COUNTY...INCLUDING ACROSS MOAB...CASTLE 

VALLEY AND ARCHES NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS AREA OF RAIN WAS MOVING 

SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH AN 

HOUR WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...LEADING TO 

ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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 3852 10995 3852 10929 3896 10917 3885 11002



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