Colorado Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 14:16

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 3:16PM MDT until July 18 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:16pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado... * Until 615 PM MDT. * At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Debris flows over Highway 145. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... along Highway 145 including Sawpit.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
San Miguel, CO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Junction CO