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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1130 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
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LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-EASTERN SAWATCH
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN
9000 AND 11000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BONANZA, LEADVILLE, ST ELMO, GRANITE, AND
ALPINE
1130 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE
RUNOFF AND DEBRIS FLOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WILLOW BURN SCAR,
AS WELL AS AREAS SURROUNDING THE CHALK CLIFFS.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET, LAKE COUNTY
BELOW 11000 FEET, AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000
FEET.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSING A FLASH
FLOODING RISK OVER SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
MG
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