Flood Watch

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
251 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

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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-
Animas River Basin-San Juan River Basin-Arches/Grand Flat-La Sal
and Abajo Mountains-
Including the cities of Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, Rifle, New
Castle, Silt, Parachute, Collbran, De Beque, Glenwood Springs,
Eagle, Gypsum, Avon, Carbondale, Basalt, Cedaredge, Aspen, Vail,
Minturn, Snowmass, Tennessee Pass, Redcliff, Vail Pass, Independence
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, Durango, Bayfield,
Ignacio, Moab, Green River, Castle Valley, Monticello, La Sal,
Eastland, and Spanish Valley
251 AM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest and west-central Colorado, as well
  as portions of eastern Utah. Recent burn scars, including Deer
  Creek, Lee, Elk, South Rim, Turner Gulch, and Stoner Mesa, will be
  the most susceptible.

* WHEN...From 6 AM MDT this morning through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff from strong thunderstorms may result in
  debris flows and flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other
  low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - 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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MDA