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WGUS85 KGJT 190826
FLSGJT
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
226 AM MDT SAT SEP 19 2026
COC091-191115-
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OURAY CO-
226 AM MDT SAT SEP 19 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE GOLD
MOUNTAIN BURN SCAR.
* WHERE...SOUTHEASTERN OURAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO OVER THE
GOLD MOUNTAIN BURN SCAR AND ALONG HIGHWAY 550 FROM OURAY TO
PORTLAND...
* WHEN...UNTIL 515 AM MDT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE GOLD MOUNTAIN
BURN SCAR WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND/OR DEBRIS FLOWS,
PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 550 BETWEEN CUTLER CREEK AND DEXTER
CREEK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 226 AM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT
THE GOLD MOUNTAIN BURN SCAR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS COULD
IMPACT FLOWS THROUGH THE CUTLER AND DEXTER CREEK DRAINAGES.
- CUTLER AND DEXTER CREEK DRAINAGES IS THE MOST LIKELY PLACE TO
EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GOLD MOUNTAIN BURN SCAR AREA FROM OURAY TO PORTLAND INCLUDING
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 550.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID CUTLER AND DEXTER CREEK DRAINAGES.
LAT...LON 3811 10770 3810 10770 3812 10768 3811 10768
3811 10765 3808 10763 3807 10761 3806 10762
3805 10761 3806 10763 3805 10762 3804 10762
3805 10763 3804 10763 3805 10764 3804 10765
3805 10765 3805 10767 3804 10768 3810 10772
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