Flood Watch

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
349 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

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Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin-Roan and
Tavaputs Plateaus-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor-Central
Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas-Gore and Elk
Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys-Central Gunnison and
Uncompahgre River Basin-West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-
Upper Gunnison River Valley-Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-
Northwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River-
Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta
Mountains-Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat-
La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges-
Including the cities of Rangely, Dinosaur, Craig, Meeker, Hayden,
Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, Rifle, New Castle, Silt,
Parachute, Collbran, De Beque, Glenwood Springs, Eagle, Gypsum,
Avon, Carbondale, Basalt, Cedaredge, Aspen, Vail, Minturn, Snowmass,
Tennessee Pass, Redcliff, Vail Pass, Independence Pass, Montrose,
Delta, Orchard City, Olathe, Paonia, Hotchkiss, Crawford, Mount
Crested Butte, Marble, Pitkin, Gunnison, Ridgway, Loghill Village,
Telluride, Mountain Village, Ouray, Lake City, Sawpit, Nucla,
Naturita, Norwood, Slick Rock, Cortez, Mancos, Dolores, Dove Creek,
Blanding, Goulding, Bluff, Tselakai Dezza, Aneth, Montezuma Creek,
Mexican Hat, Halchita, White Mesa, Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area, Rainbow Bridge South Trailhead, Manila, Vernal, Whiterocks,
Fort Duchesne, Moab, Green River, Castle Valley, Monticello, La Sal,
Eastland, Spanish Valley, Fry Canyon, and Canyonlands National Park
349 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas,
  Central Colorado River Basin, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre
  River Basin, Central Yampa River Basin, Debeque to Silt Corridor,
  Flat Tops, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Gore and Elk
  Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and
  Battlement Mesas, Lower Yampa River Basin, Northwest San Juan
  Mountains, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, Roan and Tavaputs
  Plateaus, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper Gunnison
  River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains and Utah,
  including the following areas, Arches/Grand Flat,
  Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, Eastern Uinta Basin, Eastern Uinta
  Mountains, La Sal and Abajo Mountains, Southeast Utah and Tavaputs
  Plateau.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM MDT early this morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Tropical moisture will remain in place with scattered showers
    and thunderstorms developing ahead of and along a cold front
    moving through this evening and overnight. Any heavy rainfall
    rates on already saturated soils from previous rainfall could
    result in flash flooding across the region, especially for
    southeast Utah and southwest Colorado where moisture was more
    abundant.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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TGR