Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 5:26PM MDT until July 22 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 22, 2026 - 4:26pm
Expires:
July 22, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
FFWGJT
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado...
* Until 830 PM MDT.
* At 526 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.3 and 0.6 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1
hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Slick Rock and Egnar and areas along Highway 141.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging currents in a matter
of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
Area Description:
San Miguel, CO
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender: