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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
639 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ELK RBX BURN SCAR IN...
EASTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 915 PM MDT.
* AT 639 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ELK RBX BURN SCAR. BETWEEN 0.3 AND 0.6 INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE IS 1.8 TO 2.5
INCHES IN 1 HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN
DEBRIS FLOW. 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 ELK RBX BURN SCAR.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE
ELK RBX BURN SCAR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTY.
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 ELK RBX 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 3996 10771 4002 10765 3999 10763 3996 10764
3995 10765 3994 10771
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.8-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
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