FLASH FLOOD WATCH issued for much of western Colorado Wednesday through Friday

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

227 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

 

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GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...

RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...SKYWAY...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...

HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...

LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...GATEWAY...NUCLA...

CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...

PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...

MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY

227 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2014

 

..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A

 

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND UTAH...

  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN COLORADO...ANIMAS RIVER

  BASIN...CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN...

  DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR...FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER...

  GRAND VALLEY...GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS...NORTHWEST SAN JUAN

  MOUNTAINS...PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER...SAN JUAN

  RIVER BASIN...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND UNCOMPAHGRE

  PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE. IN UTAH...ARCHES/GRAND FLAT...

  CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES...LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS AND

  SOUTHEAST UTAH.

 

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

 

* THE COMBINATION OF DEEP MOISTURE AND SLOW STORM MOTION WILL

  PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST

  COLORADO WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND FRIDAY. THE GREATEST THREAT

  OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE IN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE EACH

  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

 

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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JOE

 

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