Flash Flood Warning for the NW area of Mesa County. While it states East and West Salt Creek drainages are in the watch area, those are not the same creeks that are associate with the #MCMudSlide/landslide. **THIS IS NOT AN AREA ON THE GRAND MESA.** Residents in the Loma/Mack area be vigilant. ___________________________________________________ BULLETIN - FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, GRAND JUNCTION, CO ISSUED: SEP 9 2014 @ 337 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN MESA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTHWESTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST COLORADO... * UNTIL 930 PM MDT * AT 332 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ABOVE EAST SALT CREEK AND WEST SALT CREEK NORTH OF MACK COLORADO. RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY ALONG AND DOWNSTREAM OF BOTH THE EAST AND WEST BRANCHES OF SALT CREEK AS THEY FLOW DOWN TOWARD THE COLORADO RIVER. * EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNING AREA WILL CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. MUD SLIDES CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. * FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN MESA AND SOUTHWESTERN GARFIELD COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. For more information from the NWS in Grand Junction, visit their website.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:04:38 +0000
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