Flash Flood Warning

FFWGJT

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... The Northwest area of the Ferris Fire Scar burn scar in... Northwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 536 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Northwest area of the Ferris Fire Scar Burn Scar. Between 0.3 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen over 15 minutes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow. 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 area of the Ferris Fire Scar Burn Scar.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Northwest area of the Ferris Fire Scar Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Dolores County.

This includes the following streams and drainages... Cross Canyon, Glade Canyon and Dolores River.