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Resolved Aug 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM. Kept for reference.
HighWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Flash Flood Warning

Montrose County · Started Aug 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM · Updated 4d ago

Montrose Countyarea
Aug 22, 2025, 6:35 PMeffective
Aug 22, 2025, 7:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 635 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.3 and 1 inch of rain had fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Deer Creek burn scar. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
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... Deer Creek burn scar and portions of Highway 46 east of La Sal.
This includes the following streams and drainages... West Paradox Creek, Ice Lake Creek and Sal Creek, La.