Flood Advisory
NWS Grand Junction CO ยท US
Details
Flood Advisory In Effect Until 645 PM MDT This Evening
- Event
- Flood Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where
Southwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado...
When
Until 645 PM MDT.
Impacts
Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. Some low-water crossings may become impassable.
Additional details
- At 341 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southwestern Mesa County. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Mesa County, CO
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Grand Junction CO
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~39s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2P2P48MPX3YX1ZA4DQ2GAH4
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4255a93108894415f69eebeec73ea6a91452260c.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Grand Junction CO
- AWIPS ID
- CAPGJT
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.5859
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | FAY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSGJT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS85 KGJT 162141 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KGJT.FA.Y.0090.260916T2141Z-260917T0045Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-16T18:45:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Mesa County, CO
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 008077 |
| UGC | COC077 |
- Polygons
- 38.78,-109.06 38.8,-109.02 38.8,-108.95 38.77,-108.95 38.71,-109.04 38.72,-109.06 38.78,-109.06