{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.baaba6d9103b95b967644a6b68c05ca686021786.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 4:22PM MDT until July 21 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.baaba6d9103b95b967644a6b68c05ca686021786.001.1","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":205,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 4:22PM MDT until July 21 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Dolores, CO; Montezuma, CO\n**Issued by:** NWS Grand Junction CO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T16:22:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T16:22:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T19:30:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWGJT\n\nThe National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nSouthwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado...\nNorth Central Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...\n\n* Until 730 PM MDT.\n\n* At 422 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.6 and 1 inch of rain\nhas fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour.\nFlash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms\nproducing flash flooding.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,\nurban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nLewis, Lebanon, Arriola and Yellow Jacket, including areas along\nHighway 491 between Cahone and Cortez.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nLow water crossings in mountainous terrain can become dangerous in\nheavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate\nroute."}