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Flash Flood Warning for Dolores, CO; Montezuma, CO; San Miguel, CO

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FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The Ferris burn scar in... Northwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado... Northern Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado... West Central San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado... * Until 745 PM MDT....

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This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Ferris Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety. 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.

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FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The Ferris burn scar in... Northwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado... Northern Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado... West Central San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado... * Until 745 PM MDT. * At 640 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Ferris Burn Scar. Between 0.4 and 0.7 inches of rain have fallen across the northwest portion of the Ferris Burn Scar. The expected rainfall rate is 3 to 5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flows. 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 Ferris Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Ferris Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... mainly rural areas of Northwestern Dolores, Northern Montezuma and West Central San Miguel Counties

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  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:40PM MDT until July 21 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO

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  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:47PM MDT until July 21 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Grand Junction CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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