NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 22 at 3:45PM MDT until October 22 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected.
* WHERE...West Central Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...
Southeastern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
* WHEN...Until 645 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 342 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated heavy
rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the
warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen within
the last 24 hours.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Low-lying areas along McElmo Creek between Cortez and Aneth.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2311th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days