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Weather & Alerts

NWS Salt Lake City for the Price side, NWS Grand Junction for Canyon Country, UDOT for roads, and county emergency management for emergencies only.

CheckedNWS Fri Oct 30, 2026, 5:59 PM MDT

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Who we check, in order. NWS checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 5:59 PM MDT.
EMERGENCY: CALL 911
A Flood Watch means flooding is possible. It stays on this page only with its checked time and comes down or gets updated when NWS changes it.

Price side alerts

NWS Salt Lake City
FLOOD WATCH

Flood Watch from late Saturday night through Sunday evening

NWS wording: Flood Watch issued October 30 at 8:05AM MDT until November 1 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT.

Our zones covered: Castle Country (UTZ120: Price, Castle Dale, Huntington) and San Rafael Swell (UTZ121: Green River). Severity listed as Severe.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, dry washes, slot canyons, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations such as slickrock areas and recent burn
scars.

NWS says: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Source: NWS alert (api.weather.gov) · zone page UTZ120 · checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 5:59 PM MDT. Remove or update when it expires.

Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs (UTZ113: Helper): no active NWS alert at check time. Checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 5:59 PM MDT · api.weather.gov

Canyon Country alerts

NWS Grand Junction
FLOOD WATCH

Flood Watch from late Saturday night through Monday morning

NWS wording: Flood Watch issued October 30 at 3:02PM MDT until November 2 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO.

Our zones covered: Southeast Utah (UTZ022: Blanding) and La Sal and Abajo Mountains (UTZ028: Monticello). Severity listed as Severe.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Colorado, including the following
areas, Animas River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, San
Juan River Basin and Southwest San Juan Mountains and southeast
Utah, including the following areas, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges,
La Sal and Abajo Mountains and Southeast Utah.

* WHEN...From late Saturday night through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, recently burned areas, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. Storm
drains and ditches may become clogged with debris.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected across portions of southeast
Utah and southwest Colorado from Sunday morning through Monday
morning over soils that are still saturated from recent rainfall
and flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

NWS says: monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings.

Source: NWS alert (api.weather.gov) · zone pages UTZ022, UTZ028 · checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 5:59 PM MDT. Remove or update when it expires.

Arches/Grand Flat (UTZ027: Moab): no active NWS alert at check time. Checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 5:59 PM MDT · api.weather.gov

Roads · UDOT

No road items posted in this build. UDOT Traffic loaded (HTTP 200), but no closure was copied out and verified for this draft. Check US-6 (Price Canyon, Soldier Summit), I-70 (Green River, the Swell), US-191 (Moab, Monticello, Blanding) and SR-10 (Castle Dale, Huntington) on UDOT Traffic. With the Flood Watch, backcountry roads may become impassable, per NWS Salt Lake City.

UDOT Traffic checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 12:09 PM MDT · checked-at for each road item: [fill in when posted]

County emergency info

Emergencies only
No county emergency items in this build. We post evacuations, closures and search-and-rescue advisories only. No crime items, ever.

Official sources

Zone split: SLC covers UTZ120, UTZ113, UTZ121. GJT covers UTZ027, UTZ028, UTZ022. NWS alerts checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 5:59 PM MDT; other pages checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 12:09 PM MDT.