Overview
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Monsoon moisture continued to be advected into eastern Utah and western Colorado from the south on Sunday, August 4, 2019. This resulted in scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the region during the afternoon and evening hours as available moisture was at 120% of the climatological normal. Additionally, a passing shortwave disturbance enhanced the coverage and intensity of convection over western Colorado. All of these elements resulted in showers and thunderstorms that were producing heavy rainfall with some storms exceeding 0.50 to 1.00 inches per hour. As a result, significant flooding and debris flows occurred on the Lake Christine Fire burn scar near Basalt, Colorado, and along Fryingpan Road in particular during the evening hours on August 4. Fryingpan Road was closed for 3 hours due to debris cleanup and approximately 10 vehicles were stuck on the road. Additionally, roughly 30 homes were impacted and evacuation orders were in place for Cedar and Pinion Drives. |
 KGJX Radar Imagery Over Lake Christine Burn Scar on August 4, 2019 |
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| Fryingpan Road near Basalt, CO (Credit: Aspen Times) | Debris Removal Around Basalt, CO (Credit: Aspen Times) | Cedar Drive in Basalt, CO (Credit: Carbondale Fire) |
Photos & Video
Flash flooding and several mudslides occurred near Basalt, Colorado
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| Upper Cedar Drive in Basalt, CO (Credit: Matt Donger) |
Fryingpan Road near Basalt, CO (Credit: Aspen Times) |
Additional Debris on Cedar Drive (Credit: Carbondale Fire) |
Fryingpan Road Closures (Credit: Aspen Times) |
Radar
The following images show radar estimated rainfall during the Lake Christine burn scar flooding
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| KGJX Storm Total Accumulation (Estimate) | KGJX Storm Total Precipitation (Estimate) | KGJX Max One Hour Precipitation (Estimate) | KGJX Man Three Hour Precipitation (Estimate) |
Rain Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1051 AM MDT MON AUG 5 2019 MONSOON MOISTURE PRODUCED SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. THESE STORMS PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN WHICH RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ON THE LAKE CHRISTINE FIRE BURN SCAR NEAR BASALT, COLORADO. ...PRECIPITATION REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER EDWARDS 0.5 E 1.23 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS PAGOSA SPRINGS 5.8 SSE 1.20 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BASALT 5.8E 0.92 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS REDSTONE 4.9 N 0.85 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS DURANGO 4.8WSW 0.83 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS HESPERUS 4.9SE 0.74 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS AVON 1.1SE 0.72 IN 0900 AM 08/05 COCORAHS STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 0.7ESE 0.63 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS PAGOSA SPRINGS 15.0SSE 0.54 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS REDSTONE 1.2 SW 0.52 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 0.6NNW 0.52 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS OAK CREEK 0.4 W 0.52 IN 0630 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MANCOS 3WNW 0.50 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 0.47 IN 0730 AM 08/05 COOP REDVALE 22.8SW 0.41 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS HESPERUS 9.8SW 0.40 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS REDMESA 4.2NW 0.36 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.2SSE 0.33 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SILT 9.6S 0.33 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS EL JEBEL 0.2 ENE 0.33 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS VAIL 2.6E 0.33 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CRESTED BUTTE 6.2N 0.32 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.5WNW 0.28 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS VAIL 0.9WNW 0.27 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS RIFLE 8.9 NE 0.26 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS DURANGO SPOTTER 0.25 IN 0800 AM 08/05 UCOOP GUNNISON 6.6N 0.25 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS EDWARDS 1.3WNW 0.21 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CARBONDALE 0.5W 0.21 IN 0615 AM 08/05 COCORAHS RIFLE 3.2ENE 0.20 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 2.0ESE 0.19 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GLADE PARK 1.4NW 0.19 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CARBONDALE 0.7 NNW 0.19 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SLICK ROCK 1.3N 0.19 IN 0630 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CARBONDALE 5.7E 0.19 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS OAK CREEK 4.7 E 0.16 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS RIDGWAY 4.1 W 0.15 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRAND JUNCTION 8NNW 0.15 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS OURAY 0.1 SE 0.15 IN 1000 PM 08/04 COCORAHS CARBONDALE 4.6NNE 0.14 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ALTENBERN, DEBEQUE 15SE 0.13 IN 0700 PM 08/04 COOP CEDAREDGE 10.5NNW 0.13 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS OURAY 0.23NNW 0.13 IN 0628 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MONTROSE 6.3 WSW 0.12 IN 0821 AM 08/05 COCORAHS STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 6.1WNW 0.11 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS FRUITA 1NW 0.11 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GLENWOOD SPRINGS 7.2S 0.11 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS COLONA 5SW 0.10 IN 0900 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CLARK 0.7NW 0.10 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS POWDERHORN 4.4NNE 0.09 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SILVERTON 0.09 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MEEKER 14.3ESE 0.08 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRAND JUNCTION 3.9WSW 0.08 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRAND JUNCTION 5.5SW 0.08 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GLENWOOD SPRINGS 5.0 SSE 0.08 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GLENWOOD SPGS 0.64S 0.08 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GLENWOOD SPRINGS 7.0NW 0.08 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS EAGLE 0.7 NW 0.08 IN 0657 AM 08/05 COCORAHS REDLANDS 1E 0.07 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS DURANGO 0.8SSW 0.07 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GLENWOOD SPRINGS 5.3SSE 0.07 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BATTLEMENT MESA 0.8 WSW 0.06 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS FRUITA 4.5NNE 0.06 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRAND JUNCTION 1.3 W 0.06 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS LOMA 0.9E 0.06 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS DOVE CREEK 12.4SSW 0.06 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS REDLANDS 2WNW 0.06 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 7.9WNW 0.05 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS DOYLEVILLE 2.1W 0.05 IN 0730 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRAND JUNCTION 1.3 SSW 0.05 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GLENWOOD SPRINGS 2SSE 0.05 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GYPSUM 1.9SSW 0.05 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS HOTCHKISS 5.4NE 0.05 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BAYFIELD 7N 0.04 IN 0700 AM 08/05 UCOOP HESPERUS 13.3SSW 0.04 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRAND JUNCTION 3.4N 0.04 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS RANGELY 0.03 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CORTEZ 5.6NW 0.03 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS HESPERUS 6.9S 0.03 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MANCOS 11.3 WNW 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS DOLORES 4.8ENE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MONTROSE 1.9ESE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MONTROSE 7.3ENE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CRAIG 1.2ESE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRAND JUNCTION 5.1ESE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ORCHARD MESA 1.5 NW 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS FRUITVALE 1W 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS DURANGO 2.3 ENE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GYPSUM 2ESE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CEDAREDGE 1.0NE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS HOTCHKISS 7.1WNW 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS PAONIA 2.1SSE 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CHIMNEY ROCK 3N 0.02 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CRESTED BUTTE COOP 0.01 IN 1000 AM 08/05 COOP RIO GRANDE RSVR NR.UCN AND C 0.01 IN 1000 AM 08/05 COOP CANYONLANDS THE NECK 0.01 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COOP YAMPA 5.1S 0.01 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MONTROSE 2.9ESE 0.01 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRAND JUNCTION 4.4 E 0.01 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS FRUITVALE 1SW 0.01 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS IGNACIO 2N 0.01 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS WOLCOTT 2.3N 0.01 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CEDAREDGE 1.3 E 0.01 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS LAZEAR 3NW 0.01 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MONTROSE 1ESE 0.01 IN 0650 AM 08/05 COCORAHS OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
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