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HighFloodNWS Grand Junction

Flash Flood Warning

Rio Blanco County · Started Jul 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM · Updated 4d ago

Rio Blanco Countyarea
Jul 23, 2026, 1:00 PMeffective
Jul 23, 2026, 3:45 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
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...
South Central Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado...
Until 345 PM MDT.
At 100 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.3 and 0.6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.3 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Gorden, Shutte and Half Moon Gulches. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of South Central Rio Blanco County