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Red Flag Warning 48, NWS Grand Junction, CO

August 29, 2020Moffat County, Rio Blanco County, Colorado; Daggett County, Grand County, Uintah County, Utah

NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at Aug 29, 2020, 2:21 PM MDT for Moffat County, Rio Blanco County, Colorado; Daggett County, Grand County, Uintah County, Utah. It took effect at Aug 30, 2020, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 29, 2020, 2:21 PM MDT (20:21 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 30, 2020, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
Aug 30, 2020, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Junction, CO

Counties Moffat County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Daggett County, UT, Grand County, UT, Uintah County, UT

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Aug 29, 11:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 11:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 4:30 AM MDT, 9 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
430 AM MDT Sat Aug 29 2020

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-301030-
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-Flat Tops-
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-
430 AM MDT Sat Aug 29 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for eastern Utah and western
Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated thunderstorm activity is expected this morning with a better
coverage storms this afternoon. Some storms will be capable of
gusty outflow winds to 40 mph and brief moderate to heavy rainfall
rates.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Drier and breezy conditions ahead of an approaching cold front
will lead to elevated fire weather conditions Sunday into early
next week.

A series of cold fronts will move through the western slope
Sunday into Monday and again Monday into Tuesday, ushering in
cooler temperatures and drier air with scattered storm activity.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 29, 11:22 AM MDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 12:19 PM MDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 1:33 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 1:47 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 29, 2:05 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:11 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 4:37 AM MDTFire Weather WatchGJTMoffat, Rio Blanco22 hr
Aug 29, 8:10 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchGJTEagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt4 min
Aug 29, 8:19 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchGJTEagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt101 min
Aug 29, 1:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTMesa43 min
Aug 29, 2:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJT49 min
Aug 29, 2:21 PM MDTFire Weather WatchGJTGarfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco12 hr
Aug 29, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTRio Blanco52 min
Aug 29, 2:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGJTMoffat, Rio Blanco31 min
Aug 29, 3:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGJTGarfield, Rio Blanco23 min
Aug 29, 4:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTRoutt35 min
Aug 29, 12:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTDaggett41 min
Aug 29, 1:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTUintah42 min

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Utah, 2020Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2020Every red flag warning in 2020

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.