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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
149 PM MDT MON MAY 1 2023
...HEAVY RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT WILL LEAD TO HIGH FLOWS AND INCREASING
RIVER LEVELS ACROSS MANY TRIBUTARIES AND THE MAIN STEM OF THE MANCOS
RIVER THROUGH THE WEEK...
SNOWMELT FROM ABOVE NORMAL/RECORD SEASONAL SNOWPACK COMBINED WITH
WARM, SPRING TEMPERATURES HAVE INCREASED FLOW RATES WELL ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ALONG THE MANCOS RIVER. TEMPERATURES OF
10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY WILL GRADUALLY COOL THROUGH THE
WEEK. HOWEVER ACCELERATED SNOWMELT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.
COUNTY ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE MANCOS RIVER WITHIN
MONTEZUMA COUNTY MAY BECOME INUNDATED WITH WATER, MAKING RIVER
CROSSES DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLEASE HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
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