NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 3:52AM MDT until October 23 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Western Archuleta County in southwestern Colorado...
Southern Hinsdale County in southwestern Colorado...
Southern La Plata County in southwestern Colorado...
* WHEN...Until 600 AM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 348 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in
the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Spring Creek, Red Creek, True Creek, Wheeler Arroyo, Lightner
Creek, Animas River, First Fork Red Creek, Basin Creek, South
Fork Texas Creek, Lake Creek, Weasel Skin Creek, Deadwood Creek,
Vallecito Creek, Florida River, Beaver Creek, Junction Creek, San
Juan Arroyo, West Fork Shearer Creek, Falls Creek, Taylor Creek,
Castle Creek, Plata River, First Fork Piedra River, Dry Creek,
South Fork Lightner Creek, Little Bear Creek.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Durango, La Plata, Falfa, Hesperus, Bondad, Breen, Mayday, Kline,
Marvel, Redmesa and Vallecito.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2358th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days