NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 23 at 6:38PM MDT until October 23 at 8:45PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
* WHAT...Flooding along the Conejos River and other area streams
caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Western Conejos County in south central Colorado...
* WHEN...Until 845 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding along the Conejos River, area streams, and other
low-lying and flood-prone locations is expected to continue.
Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Flooded waterways
will continue to run high into the late evening hours.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 633 PM MDT, emergency management reported flooding in the
warned area. Flooding is already occurring.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
warned area though amounts will be spotty in coverage.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cumbres Pass and Platoro.
- Highway 17 between Antonito and Cumbres Pass remains closed.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2374th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days