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Flood Warning
Issued: 12:51 AM Oct. 12, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of south central Colorado, including the following counties, Conejos, Mineral and Rio Grande. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, 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 644 PM MDT, local law enforcement flooding of forest roads and rural bridges. Flooding is already occurring. Fall Creek Road and Park Creek Roads are reported flooded or impassable. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen with up to 4 inches estimated on the southeast facing slopes. - Although the rainfall has largely ended, another round may bring additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area later tonight. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wolf Creek Pass, Platoro and Cumbres Pass as well as much of the back country of southern Mineral, Southwest Rio Grande and western Conejos Counties. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. Additional heavy rains may trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks. &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 9:15 PM Oct. 11, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of south central Colorado, including the following areas, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet and Upper Rio Grande Valley and Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and isolated embedded thunderstorms will continue to spread into the eastern San Juan mountains in deep southwest upslope flow resulting in repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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