# Flood Warning: Montezuma, CO; San Juan, UT — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-22 18:25 ingested 2026-10-23 02:50

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Warning — Montezuma, CO; San Juan, UT
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall
continues.

* WHERE...West Central Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...
Southeastern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...

* WHEN...Until 845 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 623 PM MDT, River gages indicate high flow through McElmo
Canyon and water levels continue to rise. Flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cortez and Aneth.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.