Flood Warning for Montezuma, CO; San Juan, UT
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What: Catastrophic flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected along the San Juan River between Four Corners and Mexican Hat. This is an emergency situation! Impacts: Major flooding along San Juan River is occurring or expected to begin shortly. The crest will occur around Aneth, Montezuma Creek and Bluff...
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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* WHAT...Catastrophic flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected along the San Juan River between Four Corners and Mexican Hat. This is an emergency situation! * WHERE...Western Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado... Southern San Juan County in southeastern Utah... * WHEN...Until 600 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Major flooding along San Juan River is occurring or expected to begin shortly. The crest will occur around Aneth, Montezuma Creek and Bluff this afternoon and evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1034 AM MDT, At 9:30 AM MDT Sunday the stage for the San Juan river near Bluff was 19.6 feet. Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 43.6 feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. Flood stage is 23.0 feet. Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 32.0 feet on 09/10/1927. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mexican Hat, Tselakai Dezza, Bluff, Halchita, Montezuma Creek and Aneth. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued October 25 at 10:51AM MDT until October 27 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
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Flood Warning issued October 25 at 10:07AM MDT until October 27 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Grand Junction CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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