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Flash Flood Warning 79, NWS Grand Junction, CO

July 29, 2026Ouray County, San Juan County, San Miguel County, Colorado

NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 29, 2026, 3:55 PM MDT for Ouray County, San Juan County, San Miguel County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2026, 3:55 PM MDT (21:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2026, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Junction, CO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Ouray County, CO, San Juan County, CO, San Miguel County, CO

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 7:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGJTMontrose, San Miguel3 hr
Jul 28, 7:39 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGJTDolores4 hr
Jul 28, 8:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGJTMontrose2 hr
Jul 28, 9:23 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGJTGunnison, Hinsdale, Ouray5 hr
Jul 29, 1:49 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGJTRio Blanco56 min
Jul 29, 3:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGJTOuray24 min
Jul 29, 3:31 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threatGJTOuray5 hr
Jul 29, 3:51 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGJTOuray4 hr
Jul 29, 3:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGJTGarfield4 hr
Jul 29, 4:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGJTHinsdale3 hr
Jul 29, 4:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTMesa25 min
Jul 29, 5:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTRio Blanco26 min
Jul 28, 6:31 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGJTSan Juan3 hr
Jul 28, 9:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGJTGrand, San Juan3 hr
Jul 28, 10:27 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGJTGrand3 hr
Jul 29, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTGrand27 min
Jul 29, 5:19 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGJTGrand3 hr
Jul 29, 5:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTGrand40 min
Jul 29, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGJTGrand31 min
Jul 29, 5:44 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatGJTGrand3 hr
Jul 29, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGJTSan Juan31 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.