Gold Mountain Fire · Evacuation orders in effect. If your zone is set to Evacuate, leave now.
DetailsSVRGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado... Northwestern Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado... East central San Juan County in southeastern Utah... * Until 515 PM MDT. * At 444 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Dove Creek to 22 miles southeast of Eastland to 16 miles west of Cortez, moving west at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Eastland and Hovenweep National Monument.
At 442 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Highway 145 between Norwood Hill and Placerville. Between 0.6 and 0.8 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring with multiple mudslides reported around 3:30 pm MDT along Highway 145 between Norwood Hill and Placerville. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Norwood and Placerville, including areas along Highway 145.