Flash Flood Warning

FFWGJT

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado...

* Until 930 PM MDT.

* At 625 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Mesa County, including I-70 between mile marker 5 and mile marker 10.