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 ScarThis includes the following streams and drainages... West Paradox Creek, Sal Creek, La and Ice Lake Creek.