

000 

WGUS55 KGJT 200122

FFWGJT

COC045-097-200415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

722 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL PITKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...

  SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO...



* UNTIL 1015 PM MDT



* AT 715 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CARBONDALE

  AND AREAS SOUTH OF CARBONDALE ALONG HIGHWAY 133 AS FAR SOUTH AS 

  MCCLURE PASS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF PORTIONS 

OF THE CRYSTAL RIVER ALONG HIGHWAY 133. IN ADDITION...FLOODING IS 

ALSO LIKELY ON HAYES...COAL...PENHAM...AND THOMPSON CREEKS WHICH 

WILL CERTAINLY IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS AND MAY ALSO FLOW ONTO HIGHWAY 

133 IF CULVERTS BECOME BLOCKED. 



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 3918 10734 3914 10725 3913 10711 3945 10712

      3945 10733



$$



NL

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000 

WGUS55 KGJT 200122

FFWGJT

COC045-097-200415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

722 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL PITKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO...

  SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO...



* UNTIL 1015 PM MDT



* AT 715 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CARBONDALE

  AND AREAS SOUTH OF CARBONDALE ALONG HIGHWAY 133 AS FAR SOUTH AS 

  MCCLURE PASS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF PORTIONS 

OF THE CRYSTAL RIVER ALONG HIGHWAY 133. IN ADDITION...FLOODING IS 

ALSO LIKELY ON HAYES...COAL...PENHAM...AND THOMPSON CREEKS WHICH 

WILL CERTAINLY IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS AND MAY ALSO FLOW ONTO HIGHWAY 

133 IF CULVERTS BECOME BLOCKED. 



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 3918 10734 3914 10725 3913 10711 3945 10712

      3945 10733



$$



NL

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