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Flash Flood Warning

San Miguel County · Started Aug 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM · Updated 1h ago

San Miguel Countyarea
Aug 22, 2026, 1:52 PMeffective
Aug 22, 2026, 4:45 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service

Full advisory

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The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado...
Until 445 PM MDT.
At 152 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in Sawpit. Between 0.8 and 1.2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sawpit, Fall Creek and Placerville. This includes Highway 145.