
Search and rescue is dispatched to the area north of Gateway for individuals possibly stranded due to flash flooding. One individual called for a tow after sliding off the road, with the tow truck driver calling in the accident due to safety concerns. In addition, there are several campers in the same area that are also possibly stranded. Gateway fire was advised to standby as search and rescue teams bring required equipment to the scene.
Radio traffic does not indicate any life-threatening incidents at this time.

From the Nation Weather Service:
- The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for… Southwestern Mesa County in west central Colorado… * Until 200 PM MDT. * At 1211 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE…Radar. IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include… mainly rural areas of Southwestern Mesa County