Watches Warnings Advisories
Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
305 PM MDT THU JUL 29 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY FROM NOON TO
9 PM MDT...
.ABUNDANT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THIS
WILL LEAD TO HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AS SOILS BECOME SATURATED...THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY NEAR STEEP
TERRAIN. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
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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-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
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...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...
DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
305 PM MDT THU JUL 29 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN COLORADO...ANIMAS RIVER BASIN...CENTRAL COLORADO
RIVER BASIN...CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN...
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN...DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR...ELKHEAD
AND PARK MOUNTAINS...FLATTOPS...FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES
RIVER...GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS... GRAND
VALLEY...GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS...LOWER YAMPA RIVER
BASIN...NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER
DOLORES RIVER...ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS...SAN JUAN RIVER
BASIN...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND
DALLAS DIVIDE...UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY...UPPER YAMPA RIVER
BASIN AND WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. IN UT... TAVAPUTS
PLATEAU. IN UTAH...ARCHES/GRAND FLAT... CANYONLANDS/NATURAL
BRIDGES...EASTERN UINTA BASIN...EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...LA SAL
AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST UTAH.
* UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND
IN NARROW SLOT CANYONS.
* MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS SOILS BECOME SATURATED.
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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