Flash Flood Watch
NWS Grand Junction CO ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Watch For The Lee Fire Scar Burn Scar Remains In Effect Until 3 AM MDT Wednesday
- Event
- Flash Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Monitor
Description
What
Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall continue to be possible over the Lee Fire Scar burn scar.
Where
A portion of northwest Colorado, including Rio Blanco County.
When
Until 3 AM MDT Wednesday.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Additional details
- National Weather Service Meteorologists are monitoring the potential for heavy rainfall over the burn area, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Rio Blanco. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Affected areas
- Central Yampa River Basin
- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Grand Junction CO
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~57s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2M7HC5X4DJENA1HSAB5MKPY
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb167948142e8d2aa1ad2298e43bbcd4bbdefee6.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Grand Junction CO
- AWIPS ID
- CAPGJT
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6371
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FFA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFAGJT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS65 KGJT 160427 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE LEE FIRE SCAR BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KGJT.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-260916T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-16T03:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Central Yampa River Basin
- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 008081 |
| SAME | 008103 |
| SAME | 008107 |
| SAME | 008045 |
| SAME | 008077 |
| UGC | COZ002 |
| UGC | COZ003 |