Flood Advisory until 07:15PM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
* Arroyo and Small Stream Flood Advisory for... Northwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado... Northwestern San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado... South Central Mesa County in west central Colorado... Western Montrose County in west central Colorado... East Central San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
* Until 715 PM MDT.
* At 409 PM MDT, Several rounds of rainfall have led to saturated soils. Additional rain is possible and may cause small streams to rise. Also, if heavy rainfall occurs then debris flows will be possible as well.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Blanding, Monticello, La Sal, Nucla, Naturita, Slick Rock, Eastland, Bedrock, Paradox, Egnar, Summit Point, Uravan, Vancorum, Ucolo, Redvale and Escalante Forks.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DOLORES, CO ... MESA, CO ... MONTROSE, CO ... SAN MIGUEL, CO ... SAN JUAN, UT
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Dolores County Emergency Alert System
8477 Rd 7.7
Dove Creek, CO 81324
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 970-677-2929
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP DOLCO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory