Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
548 PM MDT Thu Sep 4 2025

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Mesa CO-
548 PM MDT Thu Sep 4 2025

...AREAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
  rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of west central Colorado, including the
  following county, Mesa.

* WHEN...Until 900 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
  Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. Ponding of
  water on roadways will cause travel hazards.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 548 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in the warned area. Between 0.6 and 1.3 inches of
    rain have fallen.
  - This includes the following streams and drainages...
    Devils Canyon, Hunter Wash, Leach Creek and Pritchard Wash.
    Additional rainfall amounts of 0.3 to 0.6 inches are possible
    in the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Grand Junction and Redlands.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging currents in a matter
of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

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LAT...LON 3908 10875 3909 10874 3913 10863 3908 10858
      3901 10868


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