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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

310 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008



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RIO BLANCO CO-

310 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTY...



AT 302 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE NUMEROUS HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND COUNTRY ROADS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS 

FALLING 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RANGELY ALONG COUNTY ROAD 23 ...WHERE 

DOPPLER RADAR WAS ESTIMATING UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN.   



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 4019 10866 3991 10854 3972 10905 4019 10905



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