Flood Warning
NWS Grand Junction CO ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect Until 1045 PM MDT This Evening
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
Where
West Central Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado... Southeastern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
When
Until 1045 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 837 PM MDT, River gages indicate high flow through McElmo Canyon and water levels continue to rise. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. - This includes but is not limited to the following streams anddrainages... Florida River, Spring Creek, Ute Creek, Salt Creek and Dry Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Low-lying areas along McElmo Creek between Cortez and Aneth. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Affected areas
- Montezuma County, CO
- San Juan County, UT
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Grand Junction CO
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~22s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M5K9ZABAH36SEF4BJ35JEKB3
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d1616bea532703e8b3755c48a98fe0adbdb19a4d.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- 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.3907
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FAW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWGJT |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS45 KGJT 230238 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM MDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KGJT.FA.W.0011.000000T0000Z-261023T0445Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-10-22T22:45:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5fa17913f61c21d39cf1882ea9e028b8b1b317c7.001.1,2026-10-22T15:45:00-06:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Montezuma County, CO
- San Juan County, UT
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 008083 |
| SAME | 049037 |
| UGC | COC083 |
| UGC | UTC037 |
- Polygons
- 37.33,-108.61 37.31,-108.6 37.29,-108.61 37.3,-108.8 37.3,-109.04 37.21,-109.15 37.2,-109.2 37.23,-109.2 37.28,-109.11 37.34,-109.05 37.35,-108.88 37.35,-108.73 37.33,-108.61