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Part of: Colorado Ouray Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 29 at 6:59PM MDT until July 29 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Ouray, CO, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 20,670 acres
- Began
- To end
Hazard details
- Flash-flood damage threat
- CONSIDERABLE
Damage signals as reported by NOAA / National Weather Service — verbatim, not an estimate.
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Ouray, CO · ≈ 32 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Bulletin NWS Grand Junction CO
Flash Flood Warning extended until Jul 30, 02:00 UTC
Ouray, CO
- Storm report NWS GJT storm report
DEBRIS FLOW — 3 ESE Telluride, CO
Black Bear Pass closed due to vehicle stuck in mud following a mudslide on one of the switchbacks due to heavy rain.
- Storm report NWS GJT storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Ouray, CO
Heavy rainfall and flooding closed Oak Street in downtown Ouray.
- Storm report NWS GJT storm report
DEBRIS FLOW — 5 NNW Ouray, CO
County Road 23 closed due to mudslide from Gold Mountain burn scar.
Show 3 earlier updates
- NWS Grand Junction CO Bulletin
- cpr.org News
Heavy rains cause flooding in Ouray County, as Gold Mountain fire continues to smolder
- 9News News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.