A strong surge of monsoon moisture will develop Tuesday through at least Wednesday evening with widespread showers and thunderstorms, some with locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
There will be a downtick in storm coverage and rainfall intensity today. A few of the stronger storms will be capable of producing wind gusts up to 45 mph with dangerous cloud-to-ground lighting.
After a downtick in storm coverage this weekend, a surge of monsoon moisture will develop Tuesday through Friday with a risk of locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding each day.
Recent heavy rains across southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico is leading to significant runoff into the San Juan River, which has exceeded minor flood stage at Shiprock.