Highlands Ranch Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Home / Local Weather & Traffic / Colorado / Highlands Ranch / Severe Weather Warnings

NWS Active Alerts for CO - Map View

State: CO Alerts: 2 Updated: Sep 23, 2026 9:47pm MDT

Flood Watch

Area
Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
Flood Watch issued September 23 at 6:19PM MDT until September 25 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall this week will saturate soils and increase the widespread potential for flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch

Area
Southwest San Juan Mountains; Animas River Basin; San Juan River Basin
Flood Watch issued September 23 at 11:21AM MDT until September 25 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of southwest Colorado, including the following areas, San Juan River Basin and Southwest San Juan Mountains. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - The ground remains saturated from recent heavy rainfall over the past week. Deep moisture has returned to southwest Colorado, with a few inches of rainfall possible today through Thursday. In addition, multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today through Thursday evening producing periods of heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

SAFETY and DATA MESSAGE

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Highlands Ranch.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Disclaimer

Are You Here in Highlands Ranch?

Post a photo and report what you see on Signals by LocalConditions.com