{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.6873fc79d2c71b9475a7d049ded7fc91ea903367.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 4:52PM MDT until September 18 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.6873fc79d2c71b9475a7d049ded7fc91ea903367.001.1","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":157,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 4:52PM MDT until September 18 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Moffat, CO; Rio Blanco, CO; Uintah, UT\n**Issued by:** NWS Grand Junction CO\n**Sent:** 2026-09-18T16:52:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-18T16:52:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-18T19:45:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWGJT\n\nThe National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nSouthwestern Moffat County in northwestern Colorado...\nWestern Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado...\nEast Central Uintah County in northeastern Utah...\n\n* Until 745 PM MDT.\n\n* At 452 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or\nexpected to begin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, and streets.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nDinosaur, Artesia and Blue Mountain.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}