Wednesday, August 13, 2014

FLASH FLOOD WATCH continues through Thursday Evening in #LaPlataCo

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1018 AM MDT WED AUG 13 2014

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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...
PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...
EAGLE...CARBONDALE...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...CRESTED BUTTE...
TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...GUNNISON...
CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...VERNAL...
JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...RANDLETT...MOAB...
CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS
1018 AM MDT WED AUG 13 2014

..FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* WESTERN COLORADO...EAST-CENTRAL UTAH AND NORTHEAST UTAH.

* THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA TODAY.
THIS DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH DISTURBANCES ALOFT
WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SOME STORMS CONTINUING
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN INCREASE ON
THURSDAY FOR CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING RISKS DUE TO ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND. SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE POSSIBLE.

* THE RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ALONG WITH
ROCK SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ESPECIALLY FOR LOW LYING AREAS
NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND WILDFIRE BURN SCARS. SLOT CANYONS AND
SLICK ROCK AREAS...NORMALLY DRY CREEKS...STREAMS AND ARROYOS
WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SUDDEN INCREASES IN WATER FLOWING
THROUGH THEM DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.

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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