529  
WGUS45 KPUB 241743  
FLWPUB  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
1143 AM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
COC079-105-242015-  
/O.EXT.KPUB.FA.W.0011.000000T0000Z-261024T2015Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
MINERAL CO-RIO GRANDE CO-  
1143 AM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHEASTERN MINERAL COUNTY AND RIO GRANDE COUNTY...  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 215 PM MDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE THIS  
AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY FROM NEAR DEL NORTE TO BELOW MONTE VISTA.  
SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AND HOUSING AREAS EVACUATED DUE TO HIGH  
WATER. WHILE THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AT MOST LOCATIONS THIS MORNING,  
FLOODING AND HIGH FLOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON,  
ESPECIALLY AROUND MONTE VISTA.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 1131 AM MDT, WATER LEVELS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE REMAIN HIGH,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE STRETCH FROM DEL NORTE TO BELOW MONTE VISTA,  
ALTHOUGH THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY  
FALL THROUGH THE DAY.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
THE RIO GRANDE RIVER FROM DEL NORTE TO MONTE VISTA.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES AND DIRECTIVES FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LOCAL  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.  
 
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3743 10668 3751 10681 3758 10684 3772 10673  
3774 10668 3773 10635 3760 10608 3754 10609  
3740 10634 3740 10648 3740 10650 3740 10660  
 

 
 
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