Warning Vector

Flood Watch

NWS Grand Junction CO ยท US

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Details

Flood Watch In Effect From Monday Morning Through Wednesday Morning

Event
Flood Watch
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Future
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Possible
Response
Prepare

Description

What

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

Where

Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, Animas River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Northwest San Juan Mountains, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, San Juan River Basin, Southwest San Juan Mountains and Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide and southeast Utah, including the following areas, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, La Sal and Abajo Mountains and Southeast Utah.

When

From Monday morning through Wednesday morning.

Impacts

Flooding will be possible over burn scars, at low-water crossings, and along creeks, streams, washes, arroyos and other flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Unpaved roads could become muddy and impassable.

Additional details

- Periods of heavy rainfall, associated with remnant moisture from Hurricane Polo, are expected to produce numerous showers and embedded thunderstorms. Heavy rain falling on saturated soils and burn scars could lead to localized flash flooding and rises on local rivers. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Affected areas

  • Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide
  • Northwestern San Juan Mountains
  • Southwest San Juan Mountains
  • Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River
  • Four Corners/Upper Dolores River
  • Animas River Basin
  • San Juan River Basin
  • Southeast Utah
  • La Sal and Abajo Mountains
  • Canyonlands/Natural Bridges

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Grand Junction CO

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m12s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3GSTDX7NJ02YBR392JHE8G2
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c2dd958580560f3aefbdfa5fe5606b541da1e5c.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.1596
WMO heading
XOUS55
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
55

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFA
NationalWeatherServiceFAA

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFAGJT
WMOidentifierWGUS65 KGJT 270645
NWSheadlineFLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KGJT.FA.A.0009.260928T1200Z-260930T1200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-30T06:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide
  • Northwestern San Juan Mountains
  • Southwest San Juan Mountains
  • Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River
  • Four Corners/Upper Dolores River
  • Animas River Basin
  • San Juan River Basin
  • Southeast Utah
  • La Sal and Abajo Mountains
  • Canyonlands/Natural Bridges
NameValue
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SAME008113
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SAME008033
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SAME008083
SAME008111
SAME049037
SAME049019
UGCCOZ017
UGCCOZ018
UGCCOZ019
UGCCOZ020
UGCCOZ021
UGCCOZ022
UGCCOZ023
UGCUTZ022
UGCUTZ028
UGCUTZ029