iNWS Alert

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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-Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox
Valley/Lower Dolores River-Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-
Animas River Basin-San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-La Sal and
Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges-
Including the cities of 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, Pagosa Springs, Silverton, Rico, Nucla, Naturita, Norwood,
Slick Rock, Cortez, Mancos, Dolores, Dove Creek, Durango, Bayfield,
Ignacio, Blanding, Goulding, Bluff, Tselakai Dezza, Aneth, Montezuma
Creek, Mexican Hat, Halchita, White Mesa, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area, Rainbow Bridge South Trailhead, Monticello, La Sal,
Eastland, Spanish Valley, Fry Canyon, and Canyonlands National Park
242 PM MDT Mon Aug 25 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, along
the I-70 corridor, Flat Tops, Four Corners, Central Mountain
Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Western San
Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper
Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, and
portions of southeast Utah, including the following areas,
Canyonlands/Natural Bridges and the La Sal and Abajo Mountains.
This also includes the Elk/Lee Complex, Turner Gulch, Deer Creek,
Stoner Mesa, and South Rim burn scars.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain. Heavy rain over burn scars may lead to debris flows.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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