NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 1:43PM MDT until October 23 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...West Central Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...
Southeastern San Juan County in southeastern Utah along the San
Juan River from the Four Corners to Lake Powell...
* WHEN...Until 345 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring. The San Juan River will
continue to rise this afternoon through Bluff and Mexican Hat.
Projected peak will occur around midnight tonight.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 143 PM MDT, River forecasts estimate a peak on the San Juan
River near Bluff to exceed 25 feet tonight, with a secondary peak
expected overnight Saturday into Sunday. Gauge reports indicated
high accumulations of rainfall since Thursday. Flooding is
ongoing in the warned area.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Tohache Wash, San Juan River, Toh Dahstini Wash and Cowboy Wash.
Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mexican Hat, Tselakai Dezza, Bluff, Halchita, Montezuma Creek and
Aneth.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2391st Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days