NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 22 at 11:50PM MDT until October 23 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall
continues.
* WHERE...Southeastern La Plata County in southwestern Colorado...
* WHEN...Until 200 AM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding with road washouts also occurring.
Streams and dry washes continue to rise due to excess runoff from
earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1150 PM MDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the
warned area. Flooding is already occurring. Between 1.5 and 2
inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Little Bear Creek, Salt Creek, Ute Creek, Dry Creek, Crowbar
Creek, Spring Creek, Bear Creek, Rock Creek, Hayden Creek, Pinos
River, Los, Beaver Creek and Florida River.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Bayfield, Ignacio, Oxford, Tiffany and Allison.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 42nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days