NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 6:04AM MDT until October 25 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Colorado...
Rio Grande Near Del Norte affecting Rio Grande County.
.Heavy rainfall across the eastern San Juan mountains and the upper
Rio Grande will cause high flows with minor flooding expected at Del
Norte late tonight.
For the Upper Rio Grande River...including Del Norte...Minor flooding
is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande near Del Norte.
* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Minor Flood. Considerable agricultural
flooding occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM MDT Friday the stage was 6.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 5:45 AM MDT Friday was 6.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.2 feet
this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday
morning.
- Flood stage is 5.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 6.2
feet on 06/19/1949.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2378th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days