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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
152 PM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026
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MINERAL CO-RIO GRANDE CO-
152 PM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES ALONG THE
RIO GRANDE AND DOWNSTREAM WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...SOUTHEASTERN MINERAL COUNTY AND RIO GRANDE COUNTY...
* WHEN...UNTIL 415 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND NEAR 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 MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS HAVE CRESTED THIS MORNING,
FLOODING AND HIGH FLOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON,
ESPECIALLY AROUND MONTE VISTA.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 143 PM 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.
- HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MONTE VISTA AND CENTER REMAINS CLOSED, AND
HIGHWAY 112 BETWEEN DEL NORTE AND CENTER IS CLOSED AS WELL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
THE RIO GRANDE FROM DEL NORTE TO MONTE VISTA.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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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