NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 21 at 5:01PM MDT until August 21 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
FFWGJT
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Deer Creek burn scar in...
Western Montrose County in west central Colorado...
Northeastern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
* Until 700 PM MDT.
* At 501 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Deer Creek Burn Scar. Between 0.8 and 1.2
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3
inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in
debris flow. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation
and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Deer Creek Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Deer Creek Burn Scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Twomile and Hop Creek drainages down to Highway 46.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1275th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days