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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Grand Junction, CO

August 27, 2013Montrose County, San Miguel County, Colorado

NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 2013, 1:49 PM MDT for Montrose County, San Miguel County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 27, 2013, 1:49 PM MDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2013, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Junction, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Montrose County, CO, San Miguel County, CO

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 27, 10:47 AM MDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 10:47 AM MDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 5:54 AM MDT, 7 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
554 AM MDT TUE AUG 27 2013

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-281200-
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
554 AM MDT TUE AUG 27 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH EASTERN
UTAH AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN WESTERN COLORADO SEEING THE MOST
ACTION. FLOODING CONCERNS WILL BE HIGHEST FOR EASTERN UTAH AND
SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO WHERE RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE LAST TWO
DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY WITH AN UPTICK IN COVERAGE FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS
MONSOONAL FLOW BRINGS IN MORE MOISTURE TO THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OR ANY OBSERVED
FLOODING TO THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST OFFICE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 8:46 AM MDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 11:28 AM MDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1128 AM MDT TUE AUG 27 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     FLASH FLOOD      NATURAL BRIDGES         37.61N 109.98W
08/27/2013                   SAN JUAN           UT   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED MONDAY NIGHT IN WHITE AND
            ARMSTRONG CANYONS...MINOR IMPACT TO ROADS AND TRAILS

&&

EVENT NUMBER GJT1301441

TB
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 1:28 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
128 PM MDT TUE AUG 27 2013

UTZ028-029-272015-
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES UT-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS UT-
128 PM MDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY UNTIL
215 PM MDT...

AT 125 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTICELLO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
NEEDLES VISITOR CENTER.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

LAT...LON 3831 10959 3817 10936 3799 10966 3808 10979

JM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 7:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGJTMontrose3 hr
Aug 27, 1:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJT47 min
Aug 27, 3:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGJTMesa, Montrose52 min
Aug 27, 4:14 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGJTMesa, Montrose3 hr
Aug 27, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTOuray43 min
Aug 27, 4:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGJTMesa3 hr
Aug 27, 5:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTDelta48 min
Aug 26, 8:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGJTSan Juan3 hr
Aug 26, 10:36 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGJTSan Juan3 hr
Aug 27, 9:01 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchGJTGrand, San Juan, Uintah11 hr
Aug 27, 12:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGJTSan Juan3 hr
Aug 27, 1:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGJTSan Juan3 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.