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WGUS85 KGJT 201906
FLSGJT
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
106 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
COC045-103-202215-
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GARFIELD CO-RIO BLANCO CO-
106 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHWEST COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, GARFIELD AND RIO BLANCO.
* WHEN...UNTIL 415 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS. RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 106 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING. BETWEEN
0.8 AND 1.2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- SOUTH FORK WHITE RIVER IS THE MOST LIKELY PLACE TO EXPERIENCE
MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN RIO BLANCO AND EAST CENTRAL
GARFIELD COUNTIES
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS, RIVERS, OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME LIFE
THREATENING IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS
OR CREEKS.
LAT...LON 3987 10746 3990 10736 3994 10732 3994 10725
3991 10722 3987 10726 3983 10734 3984 10743
3986 10747
ERW
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