NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 1 at 4:03PM MDT until September 1 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado...
* WHEN...Until 700 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 402 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly
in the warned area. Between 0.7 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Big Salt Wash, Adobe Creek and Little Salt Wash.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Fruita.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 786th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days