NWS Grand Junction COFF.W 0126September 19, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Dolores, CO
The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction issued a flash flood warning for Dolores in Colorado, which was in force until 3:15 a.m. local time on September 19. It was the 126th 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 2.1 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
- Dolores
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:09 a.m. MDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 a.m. MDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGJT FF.W 0126
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado since 2008Every warning type in Colorado
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The notice as issued
FFWGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Ferris Burn Scar in... Northwestern Dolores County in southwestern Colorado... * Until 315 AM MDT. * At 109 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Ferris Burn Scar. Between 0.2 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Ferris Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Ferris Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... In and near the Ferris Burn Scar
What the agency told people to do
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Ferris Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in Colorado since 2008116 a year
- Every warning type in Colorado
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels