NWS Grand Junction COFF.W 0130September 19, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Garfield, CO
The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction issued a flash flood warning for Garfield in Colorado, which was in force until 9:15 p.m. local time on September 19. It was the 130th flash flood warning the NWS office in Grand Junction issued in 2026. Colorado had 31 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 8 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Colorado's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Grand Junction CO
- Area
- Garfield
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:19 p.m. MDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 9:15 p.m. MDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGJT FF.W 0130
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Garfield County in west central Colorado... * Until 915 PM MDT. * At 619 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area along Highway 139 near and south of Douglas Pass. Between 0.6 and 0.8 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 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... Mainly rural areas of Western Garfield County.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Highway 139 near Douglas Pass is prone to rockslides and mudslides in heavy rain. Stay alert for rocks and debris on roads, and avoid driving on flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.