NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 2 at 3:25PM MDT until October 4 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

...The Flood Warning is extended 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...Until Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Moderate Flood. Moderate agricultural
flooding occurs in low lying areas along the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:15 PM MDT Friday the stage was 8.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 10.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
- 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

2304th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days