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Resolved Jul 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM. Kept for reference.
HighWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Flash Flood Warning

Mesa County · Started Jul 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM

Mesa Countyarea
Jul 20, 2026, 8:04 PMeffective
Jul 20, 2026, 10:00 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service

Full advisory

FFWGJT
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
Flash Flood Warning for...
The Turner Gulch burn scar in... Southwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado...
Until 1000 PM MDT.
At 804 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Turner Gulch Burn Scar. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flows. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Turner Gulch Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Turner Gulch Burn Scar.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Southwestern Mesa County
This includes the following streams and drainages... Bear Creek, Ute Creek, Maverick Canyon, Cow Creek, Gill Creek, West Creek, North Lobe Creek and Calamity Creek.