Weather Alerts For Ouray, CO

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, Central Colorado River Basin, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Central Yampa River Basin, Debeque to Silt Corridor, Flat Tops, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Northwest San Juan Mountains, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Southwest San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains and Utah, including the following areas, Arches/Grand Flat, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, La Sal and Abajo Mountains, Southeast Utah and Tavaputs Plateau. WHEN Through Monday evening. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Recent burn scars will also be especially susceptible and these include the Lee and Elk RX, Gold Mountain and Elk, Ferris, and Babylon burn scars to name a few. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Monsoonal moisture will remain across the area through Monday evening and will support thunderstorms and showers with heavy rainfall across the watch area. Several rounds of heavier rain are expected increasing the chance for flash flooding especially in our more susceptible areas. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Grand Junction CO HEADER Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Arches/Grand Flat, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Debeque to Silt Corridor, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, Central Colorado River Basin, Central Yampa River Basin, Flat Tops, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Grand Valley, La Sal and Abajo Mountains, Northwest San Juan Mountains, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Southeast Utah, Southwest San Juan Mountains, Tavaputs Plateau, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper Gunnison River Valley, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains Including the cities of Craig, Meeker, Hayden, Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, Rifle, New Castle, Silt, Parachute, Collbran, De Beque, Glenwood Springs, Eagle, Gypsum, Avon, Carbondale, Basalt, Cedaredge, Aspen, Vail, Minturn, Tennessee Pass, Snowmass, Redcliff, Independence Pass, Vail Pass, Montrose, Delta, Orchard City, Olathe, Paonia, Hotchkiss, Crawford, Mount Crested Butte, Marble, Pitkin, Gunnison, Ridgway, Loghill Village, Telluride, Mountain Village, Ouray, Lake City, Sawpit, Pagosa Springs, Silverton, Rico, Nucla, Naturita, Norwood, Slick Rock, Cortez, Mancos, Dolores, Dove Creek, Blanding, Goulding, Bluff, Tselakai Dezza, Aneth, Montezuma Creek, Mexican Hat, Halchita, White Mesa, Moab, Green River, Castle Valley, Monticello, La Sal, Eastland, Spanish Valley, Canyonlands National Park, and Fry Canyon

Pollen Index: 8.2 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Sagebrush/Sage and Chenopods. Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Monday will be falling in the moderate range. This relief in pollen levels is caused in part by falling temperatures, rising humidity, and heavy rains in the evening which tend to wash pollen out of the air. That's good news for allergy sufferers.