Flood Advisory for Garfield, CO; Mesa, CO
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Where: South Central Garfield County in west central Colorado... Northeastern Mesa County in west central Colorado... When: Until 130 PM MDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...South Central Garfield County in west central Colorado... Northeastern Mesa County in west central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 130 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1235 PM MDT, NWS employee reported heavy rain in the advisory area, with standing water on I-70. Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused minor flooding in the advisory area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Parachute and Battlement Mesa. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued October 14 at 12:36PM MDT until October 14 at 1:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Grand Junction CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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