{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.bdf6064cd1b91a9432e4175c10e195596bd23572.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:47PM MDT until July 21 at 6:45PM 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.bdf6064cd1b91a9432e4175c10e195596bd23572.001.1","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":307,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:47PM MDT until July 21 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Dolores, CO; Montezuma, CO; San Miguel, CO\n**Issued by:** NWS Grand Junction CO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T15:47:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T15:47:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T18:45:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWGJT\n\nThe National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nThe Ferris burn scar in...\nNorthwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado...\nNorthern Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...\nWest Central San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado...\n\n* Until 645 PM MDT.\n\n* At 347 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain over the Ferris Burn Scar. Between 0.4 and 0.7 inches\nof rain have fallen across the northwest portion of the Ferris\nBurn Scar. The expected rainfall rate is 3 to 5 inches in 1 hour.\nFlash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.\n\nExcessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flows.\nThe debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose\nmaterials.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms\nproducing flash flooding in and around the Ferris Burn\nScar.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around\nthe Ferris Burn Scar.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nmainly rural areas of Northwestern Dolores, Northern Montezuma and\nWest Central San Miguel Counties\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 Ferris Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be\nanticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in\nplaces. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.\n\nMove away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of\ncreeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains\nwill likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep\nterrain, especially in and around these areas."}