The notice reports minor flooding occurring and forecast on the Purgatoire River near Las Animas in Bent County, Colorado. It is in effect until November 7 at 2:00 a.m. MST.
A warning covers the Rio Grande at Alamosa, where minor flooding is forecast. The river was measured at 8.7 feet, with a forecast crest of 9.2 feet above the 9.0-foot flood stage.
A flood warning reports ongoing flooding along the Rio Grande and in low-lying areas near the Conejos River confluence, affecting parts of Alamosa, Conejos, and Costilla counties in Colorado. The source reports inundated low-water crossings and standing water; additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Illustrative image: The Colorado River , at McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Texas, United States. McKinney Roughs is owned by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). — Larry D. Moore/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Flood Warnings — Grand Junction3 related reports
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A Flood Warning for the Mancos River near Mancos, Colorado, is in effect until Wednesday morning. Minor flooding is occurring and forecast; the source says residential flooding in Mancos is likely at a river stage of 7.5 feet.
A National Weather Service flood warning covers south-central Archuleta County, Colorado, through 2:30 p.m. MST on November 3. Flooding is occurring along portions of the San Juan River, and numerous roads remain closed.
A National Weather Service warning reports minor flooding occurring and forecast on the La Plata River at Hesperus in La Plata County, Colorado, approaching the flood of record. The warning runs until 11:00 p.m. MST on November 2.
Illustrative image: Dam in rivier Yaque del Norte, Santiago de los Caballeros. Rechterdeel is een vaste laagwaterdam. Links (zichtbaar) hoogwater regeling. — Jos1950/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
NWS Pueblo’s alert concerns the Rio Grande near Del Norte, where major flooding is forecast through Tuesday afternoon. It says homes and roads are threatened and advises motorists to avoid flooded roads.
A flood warning for western Conejos County says flooding along the upper Conejos River is expected to continue through 3:45 p.m. MST on November 3. Numerous roads remain closed, and some low-water crossings are inundated.
Illustrative image: May 2015 has brought record to near-record rainfall in much of the deep southern United States. That water has filled lakes, streams, and rivers to the brim, and several have flooded, leading to property losses and evacuations in Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. At least eight people have died and twelve have been reported missing, according to news reports. The two false-color satellite images above show the Arkansas River as it runs through Oklahoma and Arkansas. The top image was acquired on Ma — NASA's Earth Observatory/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
The source reports rising Rio Grande flooding near Monte Vista, affecting parts of Rio Grande and Alamosa counties, with inundation of low-lying areas forecast and possible impacts to Highway 285, homes, and other structures. The warning was listed through 9:30 p.m. MST Monday.
A flood warning covers south-central La Plata County, where flooding from excessive rainfall is expected and numerous roads remain closed. The warning is in effect until 3:15 p.m. MST on November 3.
Moderate flooding was reported on the Mancos River near Mancos, with the river at 8.1 feet. It was forecast to recede below minor flood stage by midnight and below bankfull by Tuesday evening; residential flooding in Mancos was identified as likely at 8.0 feet.
Flooding is ongoing or expected shortly in South Central Archuleta County, Colorado, including near Chromo and along Stove Creek, Navajo River, and Little Navajo River. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage and crest at 8.0 feet this evening.
A severe flood warning covers south-central Archuleta County, Colorado, through November 2 at 7:00 PM MST, with flooding reported ongoing or expected shortly after heavy rain. The alert advises avoiding flooded roads and staying away from unstable riverbanks and culverts.
Illustrative image: A mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses, including this handsome specimen, test the snow on the Ladder Livestock ranch, a vast cattle and sheep-ranching operation that straddles the Wyoming-Colorado border, which the Little Snake River crosses 12 times on the ranch's property. This image was taken on the Colorado side, in Routt County — Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-/Library of Congress, Free to Use and Reuse
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Flood Watches — Pueblo2 related reports
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The National Weather Service in Pueblo forecast minor flooding along the Rio Grande at Alamosa from Wednesday afternoon to late Thursday night. The warning describes minor agricultural flooding in low-lying areas along the river.
Illustrative image: A mountain biker makes a snowy downhill run at the annual Winter Carnival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. As of 2015, the five-day event, first staged in 1913, stood as the oldest winter carnival west of the Mississippi River — Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-/Library of Congress, Free to Use and Reuse
A National Weather Service warning forecasts minor flooding on the La Plata River at Hesperus, Colorado. The river is expected to crest at 5.8 feet late Sunday evening, above the 5.5-foot flood stage, before falling below flood stage early Monday.
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