NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 2 at 4:09AM MDT until October 4 at 7:30AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Colorado...
Purgatoire River Near Purgatoire R near Las Animas affecting Bent
County.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Colorado...
Arkansas River At Arkansas R at Lamar affecting Prowers County.
For the Purgatoire River...including Purgatoire R at Madrid,
Purgatoire R below Trinidad Lk, Purgatoire R at Trinidad, Purgatoire
R 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 AM MDT Friday the stage was 7.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
this morning to a crest of 10.8 feet this evening. It will then
fall below flood stage tomorrow 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
- 2249th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days