Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:26PM MDT until July 21 at 9:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 5:26pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
FFWGJT
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Grand County in east central Utah...
Northeastern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
* Until 930 PM MDT.
* At 626 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across Kane Springs and Hunter Canyons. Between 0.5 and
1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 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.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Moab and Spanish Valley.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Kane Springs Canyon and Hunters Canyon.
Instruction:
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. It
is important to know where you are relative to arroyos, streams, or
creeks which can become raging currents in a matter of minutes, even
from distant rainfall.
Immediately climb to higher ground. Runoff concentrated through
narrow canyon walls can quickly become dangerous, life threatening
conditions.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 9:30 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 9:30 PM MDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Grand, UT; San Juan, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender: