NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 10:31PM MDT until October 24 at 12:45AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
* WHAT...Flooding along the Conejos River caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Saguache, Central Mineral and Western Rio
Grande Counties...
* WHEN...Until 1245 AM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding along the Conejos River is expected to continue,
and water will remain high in area creeks, streams and tributaries
feeding into the Conejos River through the overnight hours. Several
roads remain closed due to flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1028 PM MDT, Emergency management reported flooding in the
warned area with evacuations remaining in place.
- Please heed all road closures and evacuation or shelter in place
orders.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cumbres Pass, Platoro, Mogote.
- Highway 17 between Antonito and Cumbres Pass remains closed.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2354th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days