NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:41PM MDT until October 23 at 3:45AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected.
* WHERE...Southern Mineral County in south central Colorado...
Western Rio Grande County in south central Colorado...
* WHEN...Until 345 AM MDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Rock falls are
occuring in the steeper terrain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 639 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area.
Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Wolf Creek Pass and the creeks and streams flowing into the San
Juan River.
- Highway 160 over Wolf Creek Pass is closed due to flooding.
- 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