Weather Alert in Colorado
Flood Advisory issued August 25 at 2:16PM MDT until August 25 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Dolores, CO; Montezuma, CO
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Debris from mudslide and flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected along Highway 145 and nearby roadways near Stoner . * WHERE...A portion of southwest Colorado, including the following counties, Dolores and Montezuma. * WHEN...Until 415 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Minor mudslides have been reported along the Highway 145 corridor and nearby roadways. Avoid traveling and recreating through the advisory area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 216 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.6 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Mavreeso Creek, Stoner Creek, West Dolores River, House Creek, Little Taylor Creek, Pipe Creek, Lost Canyon Creek, Taylor Creek, Beaver Creek, Dolores River and Cottonwood Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Stoner. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
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In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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