Western Slope · Colorado
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Excess runoff from heavy rain has ended over the warned area. If flooding has been observed...Please report it to your local law enforcement agency. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. A Flood Watch remains in effect until 300 AM MDT Thursday for portions of Colorado and Utah.
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of west central Colorado, including the following county, Mesa. * WHEN...Until 800 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 502 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Indian Wash, Leach Creek and Colorado River. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.3 to 0.8 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Grand Junction, Fruitvale, Clifton and Orchard Mesa. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood