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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

421 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008



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SAN JUAN UT-

421 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY...



AT 407 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING ACROSS 

NORTHEASTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE 

MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 

ONE HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 515 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LA SAL 

JUNCTION AND THE LA SAL JUNCTION AIRPORT. HIGHWAY 191 WILL ALSO BE 

IMPACTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN.  



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 3832 10957 3832 10908 3793 10907 3793 10956



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