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Flash Flood Warning · Flood · Rio Blanco County · 57m ago

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Flash Flood Warning

Rio Blanco County · Started Sep 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM · Updated 57m ago

Rio Blanco Countyarea
Sep 14, 2026, 2:26 PMeffective
Sep 14, 2026, 4:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service

Full advisory

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 430 PM MDT.
At 226 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Lee Burn Scar. Between 0.3 and 0.6 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 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 Central Rio Blanco County.