NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 24 at 8:35PM MDT until October 26 at 1:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...Catastrophic flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected along the San Juan River between Four Corners and Mexican
Hat. This is an emergency situation!
* WHERE...Western Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...
Southern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
* WHEN...Until 100 PM MDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding along San Juan River is occurring with major
flooding forecast. Low-water crossing are inundated with water and
may not be passable. The river is running fast and high. Do not
attempt to cross.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 830 PM MDT, Major flooding is expected to occur along the San
Juan River from Four Corners to Mexican Hat. The San Juan River
is forecast to crest around midnight tonight at the Four Corners,
reaching Montezuma Creek around 5 am MDT Sunday, cresting between
Bluff and Mexican Hat Sunday afternoon and peaking at Mexican Hat
by 5 pm Sunday evening around 36 feet which will exceed all time
record levels. The San Juan River will rise above flood stage
Sunday morning and continue to rise Sunday afternoon to moderate
flood stage, peaking above major flood stage at Mexican Hat by 5
pm Sunday evening.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
San Juan River
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mexican Hat, Tselakai Dezza, Bluff, Halchita, Montezuma Creek and
Aneth.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2234th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days