924  
WGUS65 KGJT 310137  
FFAGJT  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
737 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
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CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND VALLEY-  
DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND  
BATTLEMENT MESAS-GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-  
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH  
MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE  
PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST  
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-FOUR  
CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-SOUTHEAST UTAH-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-  
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL  
BRIDGES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, MEEKER, HAYDEN, GRAND JUNCTION,  
FRUITA, PALISADE, RIFLE, NEW CASTLE, SILT, PARACHUTE, COLLBRAN, DE  
BEQUE, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, EAGLE, GYPSUM, AVON, CARBONDALE, BASALT,  
CEDAREDGE, ASPEN, VAIL, MINTURN, TENNESSEE PASS, SNOWMASS, REDCLIFF,  
INDEPENDENCE PASS, VAIL PASS, MONTROSE, DELTA, ORCHARD CITY, OLATHE,  
PAONIA, HOTCHKISS, CRAWFORD, MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE, MARBLE, PITKIN,  
GUNNISON, RIDGWAY, LOGHILL VILLAGE, TELLURIDE, MOUNTAIN VILLAGE,  
OURAY, LAKE CITY, SAWPIT, PAGOSA SPRINGS, SILVERTON, RICO, NUCLA,  
NATURITA, NORWOOD, SLICK ROCK, CORTEZ, MANCOS, DOLORES, DOVE CREEK,  
BLANDING, GOULDING, BLUFF, TSELAKAI DEZZA, ANETH, MONTEZUMA CREEK,  
MEXICAN HAT, HALCHITA, WHITE MESA, MOAB, GREEN RIVER, CASTLE VALLEY,  
MONTICELLO, LA SAL, EASTLAND, SPANISH VALLEY, CANYONLANDS NATIONAL  
PARK, AND FRY CANYON  
737 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,  
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE  
RIVER BASIN, CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR,  
FLAT TOPS, FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER, GORE AND ELK  
MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, GRAND VALLEY, GRAND AND  
BATTLEMENT MESAS, NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, PARADOX  
VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER, ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, SOUTHWEST  
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, UPPER  
GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY AND WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS AND UTAH,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ARCHES/GRAND FLAT,  
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES, LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST  
UTAH AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAU.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
RECENT BURN SCARS WILL ALSO BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE AND THESE  
INCLUDE THE LEE AND ELK RX, GOLD MOUNTAIN AND ELK, FERRIS, AND  
BABYLON BURN SCARS TO NAME A FEW.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING AND WILL SUPPORT THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WITH HEAVY  
RAINFALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVIER RAIN  
ARE EXPECTED INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY  
IN OUR MORE SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURANGO, BAYFIELD, IGNACIO, AND PAGOSA  
SPRINGS  
737 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, ANIMAS RIVER BASIN AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM MDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
RECENT BURN SCARS WILL ALSO BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING AND WILL SUPPORT THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WITH HEAVY  
RAINFALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVIER RAIN  
ARE EXPECTED INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY  
IN OUR MORE SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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