NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 1 at 8:46AM MDT until October 4 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
...The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Colorado...
Purgatoire River Near Purgatoire R near Las Animas affecting Bent
County.
For the Purgatoire River...including Purgatoire near Las Animas...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Purgatoire River near Purgatoire R near Las Animas.
* WHEN...From this morning to Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor Flood. Minor agricultural flooding
occurs into low lying areas along the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM MDT Thursday the stage was 8.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this
morning to 10.5 feet this evening. It will then fall early
tomorrow afternoon. It will rise to 9.5 feet Saturday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage late Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.5
feet on 08/19/2004.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2115th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days