FLASH FLOOD WATCH issued for San Juan Mountains for Heavy Rain on Saturday

Effective Saturday afternoon through Saturday Evening

Date: Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:35 PM
Subject: DENFFAGJT
To:


WGUS65 KGJT 262135
FFAGJT

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
335 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

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SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS
335 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS BEGINNING
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE WEST FORK COMPLEX AREA AND BURN
  SCARS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

* WITH EXPOSED SOIL AND LIMITED VEGETATION LEFT IN THIS AREA...ANY
  RAIN THAT FALLS OVER THE BURN SCAR MAY CAUSE WASHOUTS AND
  MUDSLIDES QUICKLY WITH LITTLE WARNING

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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JM





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