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WGUS65 KGJT 200115
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
615 PM MST FRI JAN 19 2024
.AN ICE JAM RELEASE MAY CAUSE A RAPID INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS AND
FLOW IN THE ROARING FORK RIVER.
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CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAGLE, EDWARDS, GLENWOOD SPRINGS,
CARBONDALE, BASALT, ASPEN, VAIL, AND SNOWMASS
615 PM MST FRI JAN 19 2024
..FLOOD WATCH FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF PORTION OF THE ROARING FORK FROM BASALT TO
CARBONDALE.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ANGLERS AND ANYONE NEAR OR IN THE ROARING FORK RIVER
SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ICE AND
DEBRIS FLOWING IN THE RIVER. MOVE AWAY FROM THE RIVER AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A THICK LAYER OF ANCHOR AND SURFACE ICE ALONG THE ROARING
FORK RIVER MAY RESULT IN AN ICE JAM WITHIN SNOWMASS CANYON.
WARMER TEMPERATURES FORECAST FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INCREASE
THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ICE JAM RELEASE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE A
RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS AND FLOW IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE ASKING ALL
CITIZENS TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IN AND AROUND THE ROARING FORK RIVER.
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