{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d9c566dc198eff107c5f531066d161413a53c3b3.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:58PM MDT until July 21 at 7:00PM 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.d9c566dc198eff107c5f531066d161413a53c3b3.001.1","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":195,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:58PM MDT until July 21 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Montezuma, CO\n**Issued by:** NWS Grand Junction CO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T15:58:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T15:58:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T19:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWGJT\n\nThe National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nCentral Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...\n\n* Until 700 PM MDT.\n\n* At 358 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain\nhas fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 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...\nCortez.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nFlooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where\nyou are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become life\nthreatening in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams\nor creeks."}