Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
435 PM MDT Sat Aug 23 2025

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Turner Gulch Burn Scar in...
  Southwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 435 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain over and near the Turner Gulch Burn Scar. Between 0.3
  and 085 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
  0.7 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the basins near the western end of the Turner Gulch
burn scar. 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 Turner
           Gulch Burn Scar.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
           the Turner Gulch Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of Southwestern Mesa County

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  North Fork West Creek, Dolores River, West Creek, Ute Creek, North
  Lobe Creek, Gill Creek, Maverick Canyon, Cow Creek and Calamity
  Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and
ditches in the Turner Gulch Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also
be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away
in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 10890 3878 10892 3879 10891 3877 10888
      3881 10887 3877 10886 3880 10880 3878 10878
      3873 10881 3871 10877 3869 10877 3862 10883
      3865 10885 3863 10889 3866 10890 3867 10889
      3869 10888 3873 10892 3876 10892

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.7-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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