Heavy rain fell north of Fruita.
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The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
Heavy rain fell north of Fruita.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 2, 1:42 PM MST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 242 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST...WITH GRADUAL DECREASE IN POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD. ALTHOUGH AREAL COVERAGE OF CONVECTION TOMORROW WILL LIKELY BE SIMILAR AS TODAY...EXPECT PRECIPITABLE WATER...PW... TO BE NOTICEABLY LOWER ACROSS OUR CWA THAN TODAY. MODELS ARE JUMPING ON THIS TREND...WITH PW VALUES ACROSS OUR CWA TODAY AVERAGING 0.75 AND THEN LOWERING ON NAM TO AROUND 0.50 BY TOMORROW WHILE THE GFS IS EVEN DRIER. THIS DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS STILL RUNNING HIGH...WITH SOME EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FLIRTING WITH BANKFULL OR ACTION STAGE. FLOOD ADVISORY FOR EAGLE RIVER AT GYPSUM MAY NEED TO BE CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL DAYS LONGER THAN PRESENTLY INDICATED BY THE ADVISORY. LATER SHIFT CAN TAKE A LOOK AND DETERMINE NEED. HOWEVER...IMPACT OF RAINFALL ON RIVER AND STREAM STAGES EXPECTED TO DECREASE WITH EACH PASSING DAY FOR MOST DRAINAGES. EXPECT A NOTICEABLE WARMING TREND FOR MAX TEMPS THROUGH THURSDAY... AS SKY COVER BECOMES LESS OPAQUE...AND EXPECTED CLOUD COVER LIKELY TO SHRINK. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED IN MIN TEMPS. AS FOR THE REST OF TODAY...STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TO BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL. DO NOT EXPECT CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW WINDS TO EXCEED ABOUT 30 MPH WITH ANY STORMS TODAY. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC STILL EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN...BUT JUST WHEN REMAINS DEBATABLE AS MODELS...ESPECIALLY THE GFS...HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT INCONSISTENT. BEST TIMING APPEARS TO BE EITHER FRI OR SAT...WHEN A CLOSED UPPER LOW OFF THE CA COAST SHOULD FINALLY MOVE INLAND. WHEN IT DOES SO...THE GFS AND ECWMF INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST A BRIEF TAP OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF IT FOR LATE IN THE WEEK. SHORTWAVE EJECTED FROM THE CLOSED LOW ALSO EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA TOWARD SAT...SO WILL EXPECT AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRI-SAT. TIGHTENING GRADIENT AND STRENGTHENING SW FLOW ALOFT SHOULD ALSO RESULT IN BREEZY SURFACE WINDS FRI-SAT. MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME MORE APPARENT SUN-TUE ESPECIALLY ACROSS WRN CANADA. BOTH GFS AND ECWMF SHOW A SRN STREAM JET ACROSS SOME PART OF THE WRN CONUS...SO COULD LIKELY SEE SMALLER EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES CROSS PERIODICALLY...JUST DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE. BUT WITH LOWER THAN AVERAGE CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS...WILL STAY WITH A FAIRLY GENERIC FORECAST OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEN FOR SUN-TUE...DRIVEN MAINLY BY DIURNAL HEATING AND TERRAIN. && .AVIATION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...NUMEROUS OVER SOME MOUNTAIN AREAS...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF MVFR CIGS AND VSBY LIKELY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. SMALL HAIL WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING...BUT REDEVELOP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. && .HYDROLOGY... WHILE RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT WILL BE DECREASING...A PERSISTENT SUBTROPICAL FLOW OF MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN PRECIPITATION... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THIS WEEK. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL HELP TO SUSTAIN HIGH RIVER AND STREAM FLOWS AND MAY EVEN CAUSE SOME MINOR RISES IN WATER LEVELS. MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE WITHIN THEIR BANKS. HOWEVER...THE EAGLE RIVER IS CURRENTLY AT BANKFULL AND IS RESULTING IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND. A FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE EAGLE RIVER NEAR GYPSUM TO ALERT PEOPLE OF HIGH FLOWS. && .GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .CO...FLOOD ADVISORY EAGLE RIVER AT GYPSUM THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. .UT...NONE. SHORT TERM.....JRP LONG TERM......JAD AVIATION.......TGJT HYDROLOGY......BAL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 545 AM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-031145- ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS- 545 AM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE STRONGER STORMS. RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH FROM SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GJT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER... REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SENT TO THE GRAND JUNCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WILL BE APPRECIATED. TGJT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 215 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 COZ002-003-013-022045- CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-FLATTOPS-ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS- 215 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GARFIELD AND SOUTHERN RIO BLANCO COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT... AT 211 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF RIFLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP OF ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER... WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL GARFIELD AND SOUTHERN RIO BLANCO COUNTIES...INCLUDING COUNTY ROAD 5 ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF RIO BLANCO...AND HIGHWAY 13 NORTH OF RIO BLANCO. JAD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 454 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 COZ014-018-022330- NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY- 454 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MONTROSE...NORTHEASTERN OURAY AND SOUTHWESTERN GUNNISON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM MDT... AT 454 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIDGWAY...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTROSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL OF THREE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LARGER...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 603 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 COZ006-017-030030- GRAND VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU/DALLAS DIVIDE- 603 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MESA COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM MDT... AT 601 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND JUNCTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH. HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE NORMALLY DRY WASHES TO FLOW. AS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 639 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 COZ006-017-030115- GRAND VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU/DALLAS DIVIDE- 639 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MESA COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM MDT... AT 636 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAND JUNCTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE...HEAVY RAINFALL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. NORMALLY DRY WASHES WILL BEGIN TO FLOW. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL MESA COUNTY. AS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 647 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 COZ006-UTZ027-030115- ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-GRAND VALLEY- 647 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN GRAND AND WESTERN MESA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM MDT... AT 644 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 24 MILES WEST OF FRUITA TO 30 MILES WEST OF FRUITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORM WILL TRAVEL OVER INTERSTATE 70. PENNY SIZE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. NORMALLY DRY WASHES WILL BEGIN TO FLOW. ALSO EXPECT PONDING ON ROADWAYS. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN GRAND AND WESTERN MESA COUNTIES. AS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall resulted in minor street and road flooding. A NWS employee in the impacted area measured 0.75 of an inch of rain within 35 minutes.
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