Warning Description: Flash Flood Watch

Warning Date: 3:03 PM MDT on July 31, 2010

WarningSum:...Flash Flood Watch Remains In Effect Until 9 Pm Mdt This
Evening...

Warning Message:...Flash Flood Watch in effect from Sunday afternoon through
Sunday 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.
* 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.
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...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 Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening
* heavy rainfall will occur with the strongest thunderstorms.
  Localized rainfall rates of 1.5 to 2.5 inches will be possible
  from these thunderstorms and possibly producing flash flooding.
  Steep terrain...slot canyon...normally dry washes and
  arroyos...are areas prone to flash floods.
* 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.