NWS Grand Junction COFA.W 0003September 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Mesa, CO
The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction issued a flood warning for Mesa in Colorado, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on September 1. It was the 3rd areal flood warning the NWS office in Grand Junction issued in 2026. Colorado had 2 flood warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Colorado's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 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
- Mesa
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:03 p.m. MDT, September 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. MDT, September 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KGJT FA.W 0003
- 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 expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 700 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 402 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.7 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Big Salt Wash, Adobe Creek and Little Salt Wash. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Fruita. - 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.
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.