Flash Flood Warning for Rio Blanco, CO
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- Rio Blanco
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What is happening
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Lee Burn Scar in... Central Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 121 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Lee Burn Scar. Flash flooding is...
What the bulletin says to do
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Lee 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 issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Lee Burn Scar in... Central Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 121 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Lee Burn Scar. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow. 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 Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Lee Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Central Rio Blanco County.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 1:21PM MDT until August 13 at 4:15PM 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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