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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
543 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
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SOUTHEAST UTAH-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL
BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLANDING, GOULDING, BLUFF, TSELAKAI DEZZA,
ANETH, MONTEZUMA CREEK, MEXICAN HAT, HALCHITA, WHITE MESA,
MONTICELLO, LA SAL, EASTLAND, SPANISH VALLEY, FRY CANYON, AND
CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK
543 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER,
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN AND SOUTHWEST
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE BABYLON BURN SCAR AS WELL AS SLOT CANYONS
AND AREAS OF STEEP, SUSCEPTIBLE TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING, PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-FOUR
CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-SAN JUAN RIVER
BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TELLURIDE, MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, OURAY, LAKE
CITY, SAWPIT, PAGOSA SPRINGS, SILVERTON, RICO, CORTEZ, MANCOS,
DOLORES, DOVE CREEK, DURANGO, BAYFIELD, AND IGNACIO
543 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER,
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN AND SOUTHWEST
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE GOLD MOUNTAIN, ELK AND FERRIS BURN SCARS AS
WELL AS AREAS OF STEEP, SUSCEPTIBLE TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO HAS LED TO ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND. IN ADDITION, MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING PRODUCING PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
BGB
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