FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
737 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT...
.ABUNDANT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO
HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. AS SOILS BECOME EVER MORE SATURATED...THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING INCREASES. SATURATED SOILS ALSO
RAISE THE LIKELIHOOD FOR MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN.
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CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-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-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...
MONTROSE...CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...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...
MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS...MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
737 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
COLORADO...ANIMAS RIVER BASIN...CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE
RIVER BASIN...FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER...NORTHWEST SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS...PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER...SAN JUAN
RIVER BASIN...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
AND DALLAS DIVIDE...UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY AND WEST ELK AND
SAWATCH MOUNTAINS. IN UTAH...ARCHES/GRAND
FLAT...CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES...LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS
AND SOUTHEAST UTAH.
* FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH 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.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
334 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
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KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA...PAGE...
LEES FERRY...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE...
PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK...KEAMS CANYON...KAIBITO...
CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...
WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...
ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...
HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...
PAYSON...STRAWBERRY...YOUNG...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE...
CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...
KYKOTSMOVI
334 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* COCONINO...YAVAPAI...NAVAJO...APACHE...AND NORTHERN GILA
COUNTIES.
* THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING
* A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. STORMS WILL BE
SLOW MOVING WHICH WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLASH
FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES AN HOUR.
* SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES
WERE ISSUED ON FRIDAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS...STREAMS...AND WASHES ARE RUNNING HIGH...AND
THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL HAVE AN EVEN
EASIER TIME CONTRIBUTING TO RUNOFF TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT DEVELOPING CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE
LOCATED ALONG AREA CREEKS...RIVERS OR OTHER FLASH FLOOD PRONE
AREAS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE
ISSUED.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
426 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.ABUNDANT MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING. LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS.
THE HEAVY RAIN FROM THE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS FALLING ONTO
SATURATED SOIL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.
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ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...
AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...
PUNKIN CENTER
426 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND
NORTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...LIMON VICINITY AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTY. IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...CASTLE ROCK/PALMER DIVIDE.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* HEAVY RAIN FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES
PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.
* MOST AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 RECEIVED A HALF INCH TO ONE
AND A HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. ISOLATED
LOCATIONS RECEIVED AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES. SATURATED SOILS WILL
MAKE THESE AREAS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING FROM EVEN
MODERATE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
...REPEAT THIS IS A WATCH AND NOT A WARNING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...BUT
NOT IMMINENT...WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA
SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR...OR IF A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
414 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
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SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
414 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...THE SAN RAFAEL
SWELL...CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK...GLEN CANYON RECREATION
AREA AND LAKE POWELL...VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST UTAH...UTAHS
DIXIE...ZION AND BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARKS...THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS.
* FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* AN EXTREMELY MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
FLASH FLOOD RISK ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE WATCH AREA TODAY
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FLASH FLOOD RISK AND AVOID
LOCATIONS...SUCH AS SLOT CANYONS...SMALL STREAMS...AND DRY
WASHES...THAT ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. EXTRA
CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IF OUTDOOR RECREATION IS IN YOUR PLANS
TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
354 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
.THE SUMMER MONSOON WILL KEEP ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MOISTURE...COMBINED WITH EXPECTED NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY SLOW STORM MOVEMENT...WILL
RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING...PARTICULARLY OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
INCLUDING...CLIMAX...LEADVILLE...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...
MT MASSIVE...GRANITE...SALIDA...BUENA VISTA...SARGENTS...
BONANZA...NORTH PASS...SOUTH FORK...CREEDE...CUMBRES PASS...
WOLF CREEK PASS...LA VETA PASS...PONCHA PASS...BLANCA PEAK...
CUCHARA...STONEWALL...WESTON...SPANISH PEAKS...COALDALE...
COTOPAXI...HILLSIDE...HOWARD...SWISSVALE...TEXAS CREEK...
SILVER CLIFF...WESTCLIFFE...RYE...GREENHORN MTN...WOODLAND PARK...
PIKES PEAK...CANON CITY...PENROSE...BLACK FOREST...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY...WALSENBURG...TRINIDAD
354 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO...EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTH
CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAWATCH
RANGE...MOSQUITO RANGE AND UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY. IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND TELLER COUNTY
AND THE RAMPART RANGE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...EASTERN SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT COUNTY...LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND
WET MOUNTAINS. IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...HUERFANO COUNTY AND
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* ABUNDANT MONSOON MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL BRING
THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING TO
THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* FLASH FLOODING MAY RESULT IN MUD OR ROCK SLIDES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THE BURN SCAR AREAS...SUCH AS THE HAYMAN IN TELLER
COUNTY...WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE.
&&
$$
ROSE
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
354 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
.THE SUMMER MONSOON WILL KEEP ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MOISTURE...COMBINED WITH EXPECTED NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY SLOW STORM MOVEMENT...WILL
RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING...PARTICULARLY OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
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COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...
LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD...BRANSON...KIM...EADS...SHERIDAN LAKE...
LAS ANIMAS
354 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. IN SOUTHEAST
COLORADO...BENT COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY...EASTERN KIOWA
COUNTY...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...PUEBLO
COUNTY AND KIOWA COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES COLORADO SPRINGS AND
PUEBLO.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* ABUNDANT MONSOON MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL BRING
THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING TO
THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA ON
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SATURATED SOILS WILL MAKE THESE AREAS
MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM EVEN MODERATE ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL. URBAN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE WILL ALSO BE
PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE.
&&
$$
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
655 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
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YAVAPAI AZ-COCONINO AZ-
655 AM MST SAT JUL 31 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...
NORTH CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 945 AM MST
* AT 649 AM MST...RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 NEAR WILLIAMS. THE LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS ALSO REPORTING STREET FLOODING IN WILLIAMS.
* MODERATE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 8 AM
MST THIS MORNING WITH HIGH WATER LEVELS IN LOCAL AREA WASHES AND
CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...JOHNSON
CREEK...MARTIN DAM DRAW...CATARACT CREEK...MEATH WASH...DOGTOWN WASH
AND WEST CATARACT CREEK.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 11243 3539 11213 3518 11210 3514 11237
$$
RB
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
554 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
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KANE UT-
554 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN KANE COUNTY IN UTAH
* UNTIL 1000 AM MDT
* AT 545 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN AND NORTH OF THE KANAB AREA
SINCE 330 AM MDT. THIS PRECIPITATION OCCURRED ON TOP OF STORMS THAT
IMPACTED THIS AREA YESTERDAY EVENING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN STREET
FLOODING IN KANAB AS WELL AS LOCAL STREAMS RUNNING HIGH.
LIGHT RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE KANAB AREA THROUGH 700 AM
MDT BEFORE DIMINISHING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE STREET
FLOODING IN THIS AREA THROUGH THE MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 11239 3701 11262 3717 11266 3720 11254
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
644 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
644 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SMALL HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE
MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS...BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING. MUD OR ROCK SLIDES WILL BE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR
THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. URBAN AREAS AND AREAS WITH POOR RUNOFF WILL ALSO
BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A PERSISTENT PATTERN WILL KEEP ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN
COLORADO THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND
SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS WEST IF INTERSTATE 25 AND OVER THE PALMER
DIVIDE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND SLOW STORM
MOTIONS WILL LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE SEEN HEAVY
RAINFALL FOR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THERE IS LESS CERTAINTY IN
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE OVER THE PLAINS WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL AND LIGHTNING IN ADDITION TO
HEAVY RAINFALL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO THROUGH THIS EVENING.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
545 AM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING WELL
INTO THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH
AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...ESPECIALLY NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND IN NARROW
SLOT CANYONS. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.
PLEASE SEE THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
DEEP MONSOONAL FLOW INTO UTAH AND COLORADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING
MAY BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHILE THE CHANCE FOR
LATE DAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL PERSIST EACH DAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...LESS COVERAGE IS EXPECTED DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK
AS DRIER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE OVER THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TODAY. REPORTS OF
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL AGAIN BE APPRECIATED.
$$
NL/ELH
