National Weather Service
Flash Flood Warning
8/16/2025 13:36 MDT through 8/16/2025 15:30 MDT
Flash Flood Warning issued August 16 at 1:36PM MDT until August 16 at 3:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
FFWGJT 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.
Instructions
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.
Sender
Sent
8/16/2025 13:36 MDT
Garfield, CO
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