{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.679534e4ae5ede1e2a98658b7f575fcd49f2a3a2.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:58PM MDT until September 16 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.679534e4ae5ede1e2a98658b7f575fcd49f2a3a2.001.1","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":143,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:58PM MDT until September 16 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Garfield, CO\n**Issued by:** NWS Grand Junction CO\n**Sent:** 2026-09-16T16:58:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-16T16:58:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-16T20:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive\nrainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...South Central Garfield County in west central Colorado...\n\n* WHEN...Until 800 PM MDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 456 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to training\nthunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding.\nBetween 0.4 and 0.7 inches of rain have fallen. Rainfall rates of\n1 to 2 inches an hour are possible.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nRifle.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}