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WGUS85 KGJT 291910
FLSGJT
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1210 PM MST THU JAN 29 2026
COC037-045-097-020300-
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EAGLE CO-GARFIELD CO-PITKIN CO-
1210 PM MST THU JAN 29 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR A RIVER ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS AND POTENTIAL RIVER FLOODING
CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM RELEASE IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE ROARING FORK RIVER AND FRYINGPAN RIVER FROM SNOWMASS
CANYON THROUGH THE TOWN OF BASALT AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE
WITH THE COLORADO RIVER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...A RIVER ICE JAM RELEASE COULD RESULT IN A RAPID INCREASE
IN WATER LEVELS AND FLOW. ANYONE NEAR OR IN THE ROARING FORK RIVER
OR FRYINGPAN RIVER SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
RIVERS CAN FILL WITH ICE AND DEBRIS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES
DOWNSTREAM A RIVER ICE BREAK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1107 AM MST, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A RIVER ICE JAM
WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA. WARMER WEATHER FORECAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND COULD ALLOW RIVER ICE JAMS TO BREAK AND RESULT IN
MINOR FLOODING DOWNSTREAM.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARBONDALE, BASALT, SNOWMASS, SNOWMASS VILLAGE, EMMA, AND EL
JEBEL.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE ASKING ALL CITIZENS TO
USE EXTREME CAUTION IN AND AROUND THE ROARING FORK RIVER AND
FRYINGPAN RIVER.
LAT...LON 3941 10725 3943 10728 3946 10725 3943 10721
3941 10711 3939 10704 3940 10692 3938 10677
3933 10678 3936 10691 3936 10700 3933 10693
3928 10687 3927 10691 3931 10696 3934 10704
3937 10710 3938 10713
ERW
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