NWS Grand Junction COFF.W 0111September 14, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Archuleta, CO
The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction issued a flash flood warning for Archuleta in Colorado, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on September 14. It was the 111th 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).
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In force for 2 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
- Archuleta
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:14 p.m. MDT, September 14, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. MDT, September 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGJT FF.W 0111
- 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... Southern Archuleta County in southwestern Colorado... * Until 715 PM MDT. * At 514 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 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... Chromo, Juanita, Gato, Pagosa Junction and Arboles.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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.
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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