Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
136 PM MDT Sat Aug 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Lee Fire Burn Scar in...
  South Central Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado...
  Northwestern Garfield County in west central Colorado...

* Until 330 PM MDT.

* At 136 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain over the Lee Fire Burn Scar. Between 0.2 and 0.4 inches
  of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches
  in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Lee Burn scar. 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 Lee Fire
           Burn Scar.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
           the Lee Fire Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Rio Blanco.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.

Low water crossings in mountainous terrain can become dangerous in
heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate
route.

&&

LAT...LON 3986 10805 3988 10804 3988 10800 3986 10798
      3985 10793 3983 10796 3981 10789 3980 10795
      3976 10791 3971 10796 3973 10800 3975 10800
      3973 10803 3977 10803 3979 10804 3978 10805
      3974 10806 3984 10809

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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