Western Slope · Colorado
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FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Pitkin County in west central Colorado... * Until 330 PM MDT. * At 1230 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain near Redstone, CO. Between 0.3 and 0.8 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Along Highway 133 and Redstone, CO. This includes the following streams and drainages... Avalanche Creek, Coal Creek and Crystal River.
At 1230 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Central City, or 33 miles west of Denver, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Idaho Springs, Central City, Black Hawk, Aspen Springs, Rollinsville, Pinecliffe, Dumont, Tolland, Eldora and Russell Gulch.