FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Ferris Burn Scar in... Northwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado... North Central Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado... Southwestern San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado... * Until 400 PM MDT. * At 1259 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Ferris Burn Scar. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flows. 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 Ferris Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Ferris Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... mainly rural areas of Northwestern Dolores, North Central Montezuma and Southwestern San Miguel Counties
At 1214 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles southwest of Delta, or 27 miles west of Montrose, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Escalante Forks. This includes U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 62 and 64.