NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 25 at 10:51AM MDT until October 27 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...Catastrophic flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected along the San Juan River between Four Corners and Mexican
Hat. This is an emergency situation!
* WHERE...Western Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...
Southern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
* WHEN...Until 600 AM MDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Major flooding along San Juan River is occurring or
expected to begin shortly. The crest will occur around Aneth,
Montezuma Creek and Bluff this afternoon and evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1034 AM MDT, At 9:30 AM MDT Sunday the stage for the San Juan
river near Bluff was 19.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 43.6 feet early Monday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 32.0
feet on 09/10/1927.
- 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
- 2140th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days