Flash Flood Warning for Montrose, CO; San Miguel, CO
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- Montrose, San Miguel
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What is happening
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado... Southern Montrose County in west central Colorado... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 618 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Highway 145 between Norwood Hill and Placerville is prone to rockslides and mudslides in heavy rain. Stay alert for rocks and debris on roads, and avoid driving on flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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Bulletin details
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado... Southern Montrose County in west central Colorado... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 618 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Highway 145 between Norwood Hill and Placerville. Between 0.6 and 0.8 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring with multiple mudslides reported around 3:45 pm MDT along Highway 145 between Norwood Hill and Placerville resulting in a closure of Highway 145 between mile markers 85 and 96. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Norwood and Placerville, including areas along Highway 145.
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:18PM MDT until July 21 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 5:02PM MDT until July 21 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 4:42PM MDT until July 21 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:19PM MDT until July 21 at 6:30PM 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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