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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

636 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008



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UINTAH UT-

636 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR WEST

CENTRAL UINTAH COUNTY...



AT 622 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN 

THE REGION OF DRY FORK IN WEST CENTRAL UINTAH COUNTY. THE SPOTTERS 

REPORTED RED CLOUD LOOP HAS BEEN WASHED OUT WITH EXTENSIVE DEBRIS 

COVERING THE ROAD. IN ADDITION...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT 

HIGHWAY 121 BETWEEN VERNAL AND LA POINT WAS EXPERIENCING HEAVY 

RUNOFF...ESPECIALLY NEAR NORMALLY DRY WASHES. FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 

40 SOUTHWEST OF VERNAL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 



HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN 

THIS REGION THROUGH 730 PM MDT. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH 

AN HOUR WILL BE LIKELY. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT 

LIMITED TO WHITEROCKS AND MAESER. 



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.



LAT...LON 4060 10953 4023 10958 4020 10999 4024 11000

      4030 10999 4053 11001 4055 11000 4069 10999



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