NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 22 at 10:07PM MDT until October 23 at 11:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Saguache County in central Colorado...
Mineral County in south central Colorado...
Rio Grande County in south central Colorado...
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM MDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Several structures are flooded and sand bagging
operations are continuing. Evacuations are occuring from Wolf Creek
Ranch to Fun Valley. Some roads remain closed due to flooding
including highway 160 and FR380. The Park Creek bridge has been
washed away with considerable debris in the water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1002 PM MDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in the
warned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
The Rio Grande River and its tributaries including the South Fork
area and along highway 160 to Wolf Creek Pass.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 11th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days