


Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
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404 WGUS55 KGJT 161936 FFWGJT COC045-103-162130- /O.NEW.KGJT.FF.W.0004.250816T1936Z-250816T2130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 $$ 15