Colorado, Utah Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 09/18/2026 18:32

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 7:32PM MDT until September 18 at 9:45PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 18, 2026 - 6:32pm
Expires: 
September 18, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Moffat County in northwestern Colorado... Western Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado... East Central Uintah County in northeastern Utah... * Until 945 PM MDT. * At 732 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Dinosaur, Artesia and Blue Mountain.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Moffat, CO; Rio Blanco, CO; Uintah, UT
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov