Flood Watch · Flood · Archuleta County · 2h ago
Western Slope · Colorado
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Eastbound and westbound open. Between I-70 and I-70 (near Parachute) at Mile Point 73.2. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
Eastbound and westbound open. Between Exit 75: Parachute and Exit 72: US 6; West Parachute (near Parachute) at Mile Point 73. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
Eastbound and westbound open. At Exit 176: Vail (Vail) at Mile Point 176. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
Eastbound and westbound open. Between Exit 273: Pecos Street and I-25 (Denver) at Mile Point 273.1. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
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. Flood waters have receded...and are no longer expected to pose a threat to life or property. Please continue to heed any road closures. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
Eastbound and westbound open. Between Exit 203: East Frisco and Exit 205: US 6; Silverthorne (near Frisco) at Mile Point 203. The roadway is reopened to traffic.
At 325 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Vernal, moving east at 35 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 hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Vernal, Naples, and Maeser. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 40 in Utah between mile markers 139 and 159. U.S. Highway 191 in Utah between mile markers 353 and 356.
At 300 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower over Glendevey, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Four Corners and Glendevey.
At 128 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over De Beque, or 22 miles northeast of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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... Parachute, De Beque, and Battlement Mesa. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado near mile marker 53, and between mile markers 55 and 76. Colorado 65 between mile markers 54 and 57.
At 1256 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Grand Junction, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Grand Junction, Palisade, Cameo, Fruitvale, Clifton, Orchard Mesa, and Redlands. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 27 and 41, and between mile markers 45 and 60. U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 32 and 34. Colorado 65 between mile markers 53 and 61. Colorado 141 near mile marker 162.
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Mesa County in west central Colorado... * Until 330 PM MDT. * At 1237 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of creeks, arroyos, and streams, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Grand Junction, Fruita and Colorado National Monument. This includes the following streams and drainages... Devils Canyon, Monument Canyon, and Wedding Canyon
The SW3 Fire is burning in Las Animas County. It was reported on September 2. The latest mapping puts it at 145 acres. The cause is listed as natural. Data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center.