434
WGUS75 KGJT 212302 CCA
FFSGJT
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
502 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
COC085-113-220030-
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MONTROSE CO-SAN MIGUEL CO-
502 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN SAN MIGUEL AND SOUTHERN MONTROSE COUNTIES...
AT 442 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN IN HIGHWAY 145 BETWEEN NORWOOD HILL AND PLACERVILLE. BETWEEN
0.6 AND 0.8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING WITH MULTIPLE MUDSLIDES REPORTED AROUND 3:45 PM MDT ALONG
HIGHWAY 145 BETWEEN NORWOOD HILL AND PLACERVILLE RESULTING IN A
CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 145 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 96.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORWOOD AND PLACERVILLE, INCLUDING AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 145.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
HIGHWAY 145 BETWEEN NORWOOD HILL AND PLACERVILLE IS PRONE TO
ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES IN HEAVY RAIN. STAY ALERT FOR ROCKS AND
DEBRIS ON ROADS, AND AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE.
LAT...LON 3818 10826 3805 10803 3800 10807 3800 10810
3812 10833
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
MDA
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