NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 2:22PM MDT until October 23 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
* WHAT...Flooding along the Conejos River and other area streams
caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Saguache, Central Mineral and Western Rio
Grande Counties...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding along the Conejos River, area streams, and other
low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to
rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 216 PM MDT, Emergency management reported flooding in the
warned area. Flooding is already occurring.
- Stream gauge reports indicate that the Conejos River will be
around it's maximum level at Mogote.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cumbres Pass, Platoro, Mogote.
- Highway 17 between Antonito and Cumbres Pass remains closed due
to reported water and debris over the roadway.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2390th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days