Town of Telluride Alerts
Flood Watch issued August 25 at 2:42PM MDT until August 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Headline
Flood Watch issued August 25 at 2:42PM MDT until August 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Description
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, along
the I-70 corridor, Flat Tops, Four Corners, Central Mountain
Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Western San
Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper
Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, and
portions of southeast Utah, including the following areas,
Canyonlands/Natural Bridges and the La Sal and Abajo Mountains.
This also includes the Elk/Lee Complex, Turner Gulch, Deer Creek,
Stoner Mesa, and South Rim burn scars.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more
heavy rain. Heavy rain over burn scars may lead to debris flows.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Areal Flood |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | FFA |
| Area | Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus; Grand Valley; Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains; Flat Tops; Upper Gunnison River Valley; Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin; San Juan River Basin; Southeast Utah; La Sal and Abajo Mountains; Canyonlands/Natural Bridges |
| Sent | Monday, August 25, 2025 2:42 PM MDT |
| Expires | Tuesday, August 26, 2025 6:00 AM MDT |
| Sender | NWS Grand Junction CO |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76117cdb38ca4bca5cdd31ca715866d60ee9634b.001.1 |