Flash flood watch: ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY 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...CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN...DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR...GRAND VALLEY...GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS... NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER...ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS AND UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE. IN EASTERN UTAH...ARCHES/GRAND FLAT...CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES...LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST UTAH AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAU. * FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY...BECOMING WIDESPREAD MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR UNDER THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. * THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL MAY CAUSE SOME ROCK SLIDES OR DEBRIS FLOWS NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR NEAR WILDFIRE BURN SCARS...SLOT CANYONS...SLICK ROCK AREAS...NORMALLY DRY CREEKS...STREAMS AND ARROYOS. HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WATER FLOWS. 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. &&
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 21:41:27 +0000
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