{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.39e284420492b7622f575c703bd77cc6b210ead6.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 3:59PM MDT until July 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.39e284420492b7622f575c703bd77cc6b210ead6.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Grand Junction CO"},"word_count":180,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 3:59PM MDT until July 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Mesa, CO\n**Issued by:** NWS Grand Junction CO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-22T15:59:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T15:59:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-22T19:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWGJT\n\nThe National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nNorthwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado...\n\n* Until 700 PM MDT.\n\n* At 359 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain\nhave fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms\nproducing flash flooding.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,\nhighways, streets and underpasses.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nGrand Junction and Redlands.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nThe Colorado National Monument is prone to rockslides and mudslides\nin heavy rain. Stay alert for rocks and debris on roads, and avoid\ndriving on flooded roads. Find an alternate route."}