NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 9:26AM MDT until October 23 at 12:00PM 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 noon MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring. Streams continue to rise
due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Multiple road closures
are in effect county wide.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 926 AM MDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain in the
warned area since Thursday. Flooding is ongoing in the warned
area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Bear Creek, Red Creek, South Fork Lightner Creek, First Fork Red
Creek, Mud Spring Creek, Johnny Pond Arroyo, Spring Creek, Cherry
Creek, Salt Creek, Lake Creek, West Fork Shearer Creek, Dry
Creek, Vallecito Creek, Tirbircio Creek, Castle Creek, Taylor
Creek, True Creek, Animas River, First Fork Piedra River, Falls
Creek, Wheeler Arroyo, San Juan Arroyo, Deadwood Creek, Little
Bear Creek, Junction Creek, Grimes Creek, Shearer Creek, East
Creek, Fall Creek, Basin Creek, North Fork Texas Creek, Lightner
Creek, McDermott Arroyo, Pinos River, Los, Weasel Skin Creek,
Plata River, La, South Fork Texas Creek, Long Hollow, Hay Gulch,
Beaver Creek, Florida River and D 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

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