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WGUS85 KGJT 281813
FLSGJT
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1213 PM MDT TUE JUL 28 2026
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GUNNISON CO-HINSDALE CO-OURAY CO-
1213 PM MDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL OVER THE GOLD MOUNTAIN FIRE BURN SCAR ARE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GOLD MOUNTAIN FIRE BURN SCAR IN OURAY COUNTY COLORADO,
INCLUDING DEXTER CREEK AND CUTLER CREEK, PARTICULARLY ALONG
HIGHWAY 550, AND COW CREEK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM MDT TUESDAY.
* 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. COW CREEK MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST
OF ROCK, MUD, VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1202 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GOLD MOUNTAIN BURN SCAR, INCLUDING COW CREEK, AND ALONG
HIGHWAY 550 BETWEEN CUTLER CREEK AND DEXTER CREEK.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID CUTLER AND DEXTER CREEK DRAINAGES.
LAT...LON 3815 10771 3817 10766 3819 10765 3822 10757
3820 10750 3818 10749 3814 10756 3809 10755
3805 10756 3806 10760 3804 10762 3804 10768
3810 10771 3812 10771
GF
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