NWS Grand Junction COFA.W 0002August 12, 2026
Flood Warning: Eagle, CO
The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction issued a flood warning for Eagle in Colorado, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on August 12. It was the 2nd areal flood warning the NWS office in Grand Junction issued in 2026. Colorado had 2 flood warnings in August 2026, against 3 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Colorado's 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
- Eagle
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:09 p.m. MDT, August 12, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. MDT, August 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KGJT FA.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. Reports of mudslide on Interstate 70 near Dowds Junction. * WHERE...East Central Eagle County in west central Colorado, along Interstate 70 from mile marker 165 to 175... * WHEN...Until 800 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding over roadways and Interstate 70 is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 506 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Avon, Vail, Minturn, Edwards, Eagle-Vail and Dowd. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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.