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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1057 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 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 LEADVILLE, GRANITE, ST ELMO, ALPINE, AND
BONANZA
1057 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WILLOW BURN SCAR IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WILLOW BURN SCAR.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET, CENTRAL LAKE
COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET AND WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND
11000 FEET.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WILLOW BURN SCAR WILL BE POSSIBLE
UP TO AND DURING THE PERIOD OF THE WATCH. RESIDENTS NEAR THE WILLOW
BURN SCAR SHOULD PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL DEBRIS FLOW. BE SURE TO STAY
UP TO DATE WITH INFORMATION FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES. HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS
IN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN SCARS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE FORECASTING HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR, WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND
DEBRIS FLOWS.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE WILLOW BURN SCAR, AND THE CHALK CLIFFS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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