4:18 AM
— 6:00 PM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas,
Central Colorado River Basin, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre
River Basin, Central Yampa River Basin, Debeque to Silt Corridor,
Flat Tops, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Gore and Elk
Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and
Battlement Mesas, Northwest San Juan Mountains, Paradox
Valley/Lower Dolores River, Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Southwest
San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper
Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains and Utah,
including the following areas, Arches/Grand Flat,
Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, La Sal and Abajo Mountains, Southeast
Utah and Tavaputs Plateau.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Recent burn scars will also be especially susceptible and these
include the Lee and Elk RX, Gold Mountain and Elk, Ferris, and
Babylon burn scars to name a few.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Monsoonal moisture will remain across the area today and will
support thunderstorms and showers with heavy rainfall across the
watch area. Several rounds of heavier rain are expected
increasing the chance for flash flooding especially in our more
susceptible areas.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
8:02 AM
— 9:00 AM
At 759 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 31
miles north of Fruita, or 37 miles north of Grand Junction, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Heavy rainfall possible.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Meeker, Mack, and Loma, including Lee and P-L Gulch burn scars.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 13.
Interstate 70 in Utah between mile markers 230 and 231.
Colorado 13 between mile markers 21 and 48.
Colorado 64 between mile markers 61 and 73.
Colorado 139 between mile markers 2 and 55.
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