* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
MELTING SNOW IN...
WEST CENTRAL MOFFAT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST COLORADO...
NORTHEASTERN DAGGETT COUNTY IN UTAH...
* UNTIL 230 PM MDT FRIDAY
* HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT AND INCREASED RELEASES FROM THE FLAMING
GORGE DAM WERE CONTINUING TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING BELOW THE DAM
AND INTO PORTIONS OF MOFFAT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST COLORADO. WITH
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING ACROSS THE REGION THIS
WEEK...SNOWMELT WILL AGAIN ACCELERATE AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
RESERVOIR RELEASES...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED...OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.