NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:49PM MDT until October 25 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
...The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Colorado...
Rio Grande Near Del Norte affecting Rio Grande County.
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 Friday morning to Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Minor Flood. Considerable agricultural
flooding occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 PM MDT Thursday the stage was 4.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning 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
- 2304th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days