Subtropical moisture trapped underneath a ridge of high pressure produced some thunderstorms with heavy rainfall in Eagle County which led to some flash flooding over the Lake Christine fire burn scar.
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Subtropical moisture trapped underneath a ridge of high pressure produced some thunderstorms with heavy rainfall in Eagle County which led to some flash flooding over the Lake Christine fire burn scar.
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 Jul 28, 10:44 AM MST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1144 AM MDT Sat Jul 28 2018 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Sunday) Issued at 317 AM MDT Sat Jul 28 2018 Plenty of moisture remains trapped under the high pressure this morning and will allow another round of showers and storms to fire. All models agree the jet stream will be riding up and over the high pressure which will put the over our area. The jet looks to produce enough divergence aloft to further aid in convective development this afternoon and evening, very similar to what we saw yesterday. Very short range models are also giving a slight nod to more convective development north of I-70 and the central mountains as opposed to down south. Having said that, the San Juans are still favored for showers and storms thanks to orographic lift and daytime heating. As will be the case for the rest of summer, will need to keep an eye on any stronger showers/cells that move over the 416 Fire due to flash flooding concerns. DCAPE values are expected to be over 1000 J/kg again today indicating that gusty outflow winds of 40 to 50 mph will be possible. Temperature guidance still remains a bit flaky with this mornings run and is a bit tricky due to expected cloud cover. Either way, temperatures will run above normal. A downtick in convection will commence on Sunday as available moisture will decrease across the area. A few showers and storms will form over the higher terrain but with limited moisture, do not expect convection to be as widespread as we've seen over the past few days. .LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 317 AM MDT Sat Jul 28 2018 Moisture tap will be getting turned down for a few days as we start off the new week with dry northwesterly flow settling in. Models are in good agreement with this advertised drying trend as precipitable water values tumble back down around a half inch. There will still be enough moisture to fire a few high-based storms off the higher ridges, but coverage will be down in the 10 to 20 percent range through Tuesday. The valves start to open back up around mid-week with a surge of deeper moisture working northward across Arizona and Utah as the upper level ridge shifts eastward back into the Four Corners region. This drives precipitable water values back over an inch beginning Wednesday with this deeper plume remaining overhead through next weekend. Stage is being set for a more prolonged period of unsettled weather with heavy rainfall possible as we close out the week with nocturnal convection likely. Finer details will be worked out as we get closer to the main event, but confidence is rising that more widespread rainfall will be moving into the region by late next week. Temperatures will be running about 2 to 4 degrees above seasonal norms to start off the period before cooling back down to more normal conditions as the moisture returns. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1144 AM MDT Sat Jul 28 2018 Isolated to scattered storms today will threaten ILS breakpoints at TAF sites throughout the afternoon and early evening hours. Anticipating that a second line of storms will develop across eastern Utah later this afternoon and trek eastward late this afternoon. VFR will prevail at TAF sites in between storms. Gusty winds to 45 kts will be possible today with stronger thunderstorms, especially locations from KCNY-KMTJ-KGUC and northward. Less convection is expected on Sunday. && .GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CO...None. UT...None. && SHORT TERM...TGR LONG TERM...JDC AVIATION...JAM
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 551 AM MDT Sat Jul 28 2018 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-291200- 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- 551 AM MDT Sat Jul 28 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for eastern Utah and western Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight More convection is expected today as daytime heating, moisture, and the jet stream aloft all aid in convective development. Gusty winds from any convection may reach 40 to 50 mph this afternoon and evening. Most storms and showers will die down shortly after sunset though a few may linger past then. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Dry conditions will move in Sunday through Wednesday causing a noticeable decrease in convection across the area. Even so, some showers and storms will likely fire over higher terrain. Coverage will be much less than we've seen lately. Moisture starts increasing Wednesday onwards which will cause convection to increase as well. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1026 AM MDT SAT JUL 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM DENSE FOG 1 N SILVERTON 37.82N 107.66W
07/28/2018 SAN JUAN CO CO-OP OBSERVER
VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT A TENTH OF A MILE FROM
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING.
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JRPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1124 AM MDT SAT JUL 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0241 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 S VALLECITO 37.33N 107.60W
07/25/2018 E0.47 INCH LA PLATA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 2:26 PM AND 2:41
PM MDT.
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JRPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1200 PM MDT SAT JUL 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM HAIL CARBONDALE 39.40N 107.21W
07/28/2018 M0.25 INCH GARFIELD CO PUBLIC
TWITTER REPORT FROM BRYAN HANNEGAN FROM
DOWNTOWN CARBONDALE.
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JPFThe Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:58 UTC.
2 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
An IRAWS station measured 0.24 inches of rain and small hail between 11:03 and 11:18 PM MST. The Incident Meteorologist on the Lake Christine fire reported that flowing water up to 6 inches deep ran across a U.S. Forest Service road and a small amount of debris flowed down drainages as a result of heavy rain.
The Incident Meteorologist on the Lake Christine fire reported that flowing water up to 6 inches deep ran across a U.S. Forest Service road and a small amount of debris flowed down drainages as a result of heavy rainfall. An IRAWS station in the area measured 0.24 of an inch of rain and small hail within 15 minutes.
The El Jebel RAWS station measured 0.34 of an inch of rain which fell in approximately 30 minutes. Minor debris flows were reported across the western portion of the Lake Christine Wildfire burn scar with debris flowing toward Spring Park Reservoir. Fire fighting crews reported standing water depth of 2 to 3 inches in some areas.
Minor debris flows were reported across the western portion of the Lake Christine fire burn scar with debris flowing toward Spring Park Reservoir. Crews reported standing water depth of 2 to 3 inches in some areas. The El Jebel RAWS site reported 0.34 inches of rain fell in approximately 30 minutes between 3:45 and 4:18 PM MST.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, July 2018
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 766194, 783100, 783098, 766193.