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Resolved Aug 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM. Kept for reference.
HighWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Flash Flood Warning

Montrose County · Started Aug 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM · Updated 4d ago

Montrose Countyarea
Aug 23, 2025, 3:49 PMeffective
Aug 23, 2025, 4:45 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 349 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain over the Deer Creek Burn Scar. Between 0.3 and 0.8 inches of rain have fallen. Lighter rain is currently falling but the threat of Flash flooding from earlier rain is still a threat.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through local basins including La Sal Creek and Twomile Creek Basins. 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 Deer Creek Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Deer Creek Burn Scar.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Deer Creek Burn Scar
This includes the following streams and drainages... West Paradox Creek, Sal Creek, La and Ice Lake Creek.