NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 22 at 11:34PM MDT until October 25 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Colorado...
Rio Grande Near Del Norte affecting Rio Grande County.
.Heavy rainfall across the eastern San Juan mountains and the upper
Rio Grande will cause high flows with minor flooding expected at Del
Norte late tonight.
For the Upper Rio Grande River...including Del Norte...Minor flooding
is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande near Del Norte.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Minor Flood. Considerable agricultural
flooding occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 PM MDT Thursday the stage was 4.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tonight to a crest of 6.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then
fall below flood stage Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 5.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 5.9
feet on 06/09/1985.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 33rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days