{"id":98898,"date":"2018-07-06T15:18:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T21:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/flash-flood-warning-issued-for-416-fire-burn-areas\/"},"modified":"2018-07-06T15:18:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T21:18:39","slug":"flash-flood-warning-issued-for-416-fire-burn-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/flash-flood-warning-issued-for-416-fire-burn-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash-flood warning issued for 416 Fire burn areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Marge
Marge Morris protects herself from a rain shower Thursday afternoon on Main Avenue. The National Weather Service says there is the potential for heavy rain Friday over the area burned by the 416 Fire.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A flash-flood warning has been issued for Friday for areas around the burn scar of the 416 Fire.<\/p>\n

According to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, the potential for flash floods in northwest La Plata County will be in effect from Friday afternoon to Friday evening.<\/p>\n

During that time, heavy rainfall is expected in areas that have been burned by the 416 Fire, which may result in flash flooding and debris flow.<\/p>\n

\u201cResidents near this wildfire and along the Highway 550 corridor near Hermosa should prepare for potential flooding impacts,\u201d the NWS said.<\/p>\n

Burned areas are particularly at risk to flooding and debris flow because damaged soil no longer has the ability to absorb rain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tricky thing with this weather pattern is that storms aren\u2019t going to move a lot, so wherever they do develop, those locations could get very heavy rain in a short amount of time,\u201d said Julie Malingowski, a meteorologist with NWS. \u201cSo our ears are definitely perked up for this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Afternoon
Afternoon storms move into the Durango area on Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood warning for the 416 Fire burn area from Friday afternoon to Friday evening.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The chance for rainfall continues until at least next Thursday, according to the NWS. The chance of precipitation is not a result of the arrival of the monsoon. Instead, it\u2019s moisture from a subtropical storm in the Pacific Ocean that\u2019s trapped underneath a high pressure system, Malingowski said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that moisture is coming right to the Four Corners \u2026 particularly in higher terrain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

jromeo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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