FLOOD WATCH issued for Durango area tonight through Sunday morning

> WGUS65 KGJT 272100
> FFAGJT
>
> URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
> FLOOD WATCH
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
> 300 PM MDT SAT SEP 27 2014
> COZ001>003-006-007-009-011-013-017>022-280500-
> /O.NEW.KGJT.FF.A.0013.140928T0600Z-140928T1800Z/
> /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
> LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
> ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
> GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
> CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS-
> 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-
> INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
> MEEKER...RIO BLANCO...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...PALISADE...
> RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...SKYWAY...CEDAREDGE...DELTA...
> HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...RIDGWAY...
> GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...
> HESPERUS...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...
> DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO
> 300 PM MDT SAT SEP 27 2014
>
> ..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
> MORNING...
>
> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
>
> * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO...NORTHWEST
>   COLORADO...SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO...
>   INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL COLORADO...
>   FLATTOPS. IN NORTHWEST COLORADO...CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN
>   AND ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS. IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO...
>   ANIMAS RIVER BASIN...FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER...
>   NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES
>   RIVER...SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
>   AND DALLAS DIVIDE. IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO...CENTRAL GUNNISON
>   AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN...DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR...GRAND
>   VALLEY...GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS AND LOWER YAMPA RIVER
>   BASIN.
>
> * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
>
> * SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH WITH
>   GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
>   WESTERN COLORADO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STEADIER
>   MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS BRINGING PERIODS OF
>   HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN COLORADO LATE THIS
>   EVENING...AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. RAINFALL IS
>   EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHTER AND MORE SPOTTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
>
> * THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL BE GREATEST ACROSS SLOT CANYONS...
>   SLICK ROCK AREAS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...SMALL STREAMS IN
>   STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT BURN SCARS. SOME MAIN STEM
>   RIVERS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES FROM THIS PROLONGED PERIOD
>   OF RAINFALL. IN ADDITION...URBAN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE WILL
>   BE AT RISK OF FLOODING AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT
>   ON BACKCOUNTRY ROADS.
>
> 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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> $$
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