THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR N.E. #LAPLATACO

HEAVY rain is occurring and expected to continue thrugh 5:30PM this evening in the NE corner of La Plata County - This includes the Weminuche Wilderness and the Chicago Basin area


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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
234 PM MDT MON AUG 5 2013

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SAN JUAN CO-HINSDALE CO-ARCHULETA CO-LA PLATA CO-
234 PM MDT MON AUG 5 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LA PLATA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO...
NORTHWESTERN ARCHULETA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO...
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO...
SOUTHERN HINSDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 530 PM MDT

* AT 228 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE PAPOOSE BURN SCAR
IN EASTERN HINSDALE COUNTY AND ACROSS SURROUNDING AREAS OF
LA PLATA...ARCHULETA AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE HALF INCH SO FAR WITH ADDITIONAL
RAIN LIKELY THROUGH 530 PM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY NEAR EXISTING BURN SCARS...ALONG SMALL STREAMS
AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.


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LAT...LON 3783 10754 3788 10713 3768 10714 3767 10711
3737 10711 3737 10759

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