Flash Flood Warning

FFWGJT

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... The northwest side of the Turner Gulch Fire Scar burn scar in... Southwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado...

* Until 1000 PM MDT.

* At 725 PM MDT, local law enforcement reported that heavy rain over the northwest side of the Turner Gulch Fire Scar Burn Scar produced mud and rock flows over Hwy-141 about 4 miles north of Gateway, mile marker 115. Between 0.8 and 1.5 inches of rain fell over the area. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar has resulted in debris flow moving through the West Creek. 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 northwest side of the Turner Gulch Fire Scar Burn Scar.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the northwest side of the Turner Gulch Fire Scar Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southwestern Mesa County.

This includes the following streams and drainages... Ute Creek, North Fork West Creek and West Creek.