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WGUS85 KGJT 252148
FLSGJT
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
248 PM MST SAT JAN 25 2025
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EAGLE CO-GARFIELD CO-PITKIN CO-
248 PM MST SAT JAN 25 2025
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...RAPID RISE IN ROARING FORK RIVER CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM IS
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ALONG THE ROARING FORK RIVER FROM SNOWMASS CANYON THROUGH
CARBONDALE, CO.
* WHEN...UNTIL 845 PM MST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
ANGLERS AND ANYONE NEAR OR IN THE ROARING FORK RIVER SHOULD MOVE
AWAY FROM THE RIVER AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW. USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ICE AND DEBRIS FLOWING IN THE
RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 242 PM MST, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED AN ICE JAM
WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA. MINOR FLOODING OR RAPID INCREASE IN
WATER LEVELS AND FLOW IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY
IN THE ROARING FORK RIVER.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARBONDALE, BASALT, SNOWMASS AND EL JEBEL.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE ASKING ALL CITIZENS TO
USE EXTREME CAUTION IN AND AROUND THE ROARING FORK RIVER.
LAT...LON 3940 10723 3943 10723 3940 10711 3933 10693
3931 10695 3939 10714
MDA
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