Colorado Minor Flood Advisory | Effective 08/16/2026 17:45

Headline: 
Flood Advisory issued August 16 at 6:45PM MDT until August 16 at 9:45PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event: 
Flood Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 16, 2026 - 5:45pm
Expires: 
August 16, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Logan County in northeastern Colorado... Central Morgan County in northeastern Colorado... North Central Washington County in northeastern Colorado... * WHEN...Until 945 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 645 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Beaver Creek, Pawnee Creek, Bijou Creek, Wildcat Creek, Badger Creek, Kiowa Creek. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Fort Morgan, Brush, Wiggins, Log Lane Village, Merino, Hillrose, Snyder, Prewitt Reservoir, Fort Morgan Airport, Union and Messex.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Logan, CO; Morgan, CO; Washington, CO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Denver CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov