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Flash Flood Warning 83, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 3, 2021, 4:14 PM MDT for Eagle County, Garfield County, Colorado. It was in force for 103 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2021, 4:14 PM MDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2021, 5:57 PM MDT
- In force
- 103 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Eagle County, CO, Garfield County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 125 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 164 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1366 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
526
WGUS55 KGJT 032214
FFWGJT
COC037-045-040115-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FF.W.0083.210903T2214Z-210904T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
414 PM MDT Fri Sep 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Grizzly Creek Fire Burn Area in...
Western Eagle County in west central Colorado...
East Central Garfield County in west central Colorado...
* Until 715 PM MDT.
* At 414 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Grizzly Creek Fire Burn Area. The expected
rainfall rate is 0.3 to 0.6 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Glenwood Canyon area. The debris flow can consist
of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding in and around the Grizzly
Creek Fire Burn Area.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Grizzly Creek Fire Burn Area.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Glenwood Springs and Shoshone.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and
ditches in the Grizzly Creek Fire Burn Area. Severe debris flows can
also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed
away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3965 10722 3967 10720 3965 10713 3962 10712
3961 10714 3960 10711 3958 10708 3957 10711
3955 10714 3954 10720 3954 10724 3956 10731
3963 10729 3963 10726 3964 10725
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.3-0.6 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
kris.sanders1 follow-up statement
380
WGUS75 KGJT 032357
FFSGJT
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
557 PM MDT Fri Sep 3 2021
COC037-045-040007-
/O.CAN.KGJT.FF.W.0083.000000T0000Z-210904T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Eagle CO-Garfield CO-
557 PM MDT Fri Sep 3 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE BURN AREA IS
CANCELLED FOR WESTERN EAGLE AND EAST CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3965 10722 3967 10720 3965 10713 3962 10712
3961 10714 3960 10711 3958 10708 3957 10711
3955 10714 3954 10720 3954 10724 3956 10731
3963 10729 3963 10726 3964 10725
$$
kris.sandersThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Moffat | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 3:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt | 47 min |
| Sep 3, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Garfield | 31 min |
| Sep 3, 5:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 5:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 41 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.