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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

710 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL GRAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL UTAH...



* UNTIL 1030 PM MDT



* AT 706 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

  OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN SALT WASH 

  WITHIN ARCHES NATIONAL PARK. WATER WAS FLOWING OVER A TEMPORARY 

  BRIDGE AND A ROAD IN THE WOLFE RANCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THE ROAD 

  TO DELICATE ARCH HAS ALSO BEEN CLOSED. WATER LEVELS ARE STILL 

  RISING WITH UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER ALREADY IN THE WASH.  



* THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WERE LOCATED 15 TO 20 

  MILES NORTH OF THE PARK AND WERE DISSIPATING. HOWEVER...RUNOFF 

  FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RISES ALONG SALT WASH 

  IN ARCHES NATIONAL PARK THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 



FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE 

RELATIVE TO STREAMS AND CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY 

RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.



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 3886 10964 3886 10946 3868 10939 3864 10953

TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 180DEG 0KT 3875 10952



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