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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

1129 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



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SAN JUAN UT-

1129 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT FOR

WESTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY...



AT 1127 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DIMINISHING ACROSS MUCH OF 

WESTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY. HOWEVER...WATER WILL CONTINUE TO 

RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVIER RAINS EARLIER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT 

IN CONTINUED HIGH WATERS IN NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN 

ADDITION...MUD AND ROCK SLIDES WILL REMAIN A THREAT ALONG STEEPER 

TERRAIN IN WESTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY. AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT.  



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

AND CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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



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