FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND
NORTHEAST UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN COLORADO...
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN. IN NORTHEAST
UTAH...EASTERN UINTA BASIN AND EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.
* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND
COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH MAY RESULT IN
FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR
UNDER THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS.
* THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL MAY CAUSE SOME ROCK SLIDES OR
DEBRIS FLOWS NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY
OCCUR NEAR WILDFIRE BURN SCARS...SLICK ROCK AREAS...NORMALLY
DRY CREEKS...STREAMS AND ARROYOS. HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE A
SUDDEN INCREASE IN WATER FLOWS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.