Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Junction, CO
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 11:30 PM MDT. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Areas Affected: Rio Blanco, CO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:25pm MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:25pm MDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 11:30pm MDT
Event Onset: Sunday 8:25pm MDT
Event Ends: Sunday 11:30pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO
Flash Flood: RADAR INDICATED
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Lee burn scar in... South Central Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado... * Until 1130 PM MDT. * At 825 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Lee Burn Scar. Between 0.3 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. 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 South Central Rio Blanco County.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8acebba0f7c98d0a6a7482a49c065131956af988.001.1 Codes: COC103 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8acebba0f7c98d0a6a7482a49c065131956af988.001.1