NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 10:35AM MDT until October 23 at 12:45PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Western Conejos County in south central Colorado...
* WHEN...Until 1245 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of the Conejos River, area 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 1031 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area.
Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Significant impacts
to homes along the Conejos River and water over Highway 17 have
been reported.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cumbres Pass, Platoro, Mogote.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2387th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days