{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.7c27edf5b0f499d6bf1cdc5abc4b3b01ebcbe269.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 15 at 4:32PM MDT until July 15 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-15","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.7c27edf5b0f499d6bf1cdc5abc4b3b01ebcbe269.001.1","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":236,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 15 at 4:32PM MDT until July 15 at 6:30PM 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:** 2026-07-15T16:32:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-15T16:32:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-15T18:30:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWGJT\n\nThe National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nThe Turner Gulch burn scar in...\nSouthwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado...\n\n* Until 630 PM MDT.\n\n* At 432 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain over the Turner Gulch Burn Scar. Between 0.5 and 1 inch\nof rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nExcessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow\nmoving through Gill Creek into West Creek. The debris flow can\nconsist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms\nproducing flash flooding in and around the Turner\nGulch Burn Scar.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around\nthe Turner Gulch Burn Scar.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nmainly rural areas of Southwestern Mesa County\n\n## Instructions\nThis is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause\nextensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and\nditches in the Turner Gulch Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also\nbe anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away\nin places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety."}