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Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:49PM MDT until October 25 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Flood Warning · Rio Grande, CO. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 23 October 2026 at 00:49 UTC
- First saved by us
- 23 October 2026 at 00:57 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 23 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Pueblo CO · Rio Grande, CO
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 23 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 23 October 2026 at 13:30 UTC / 26 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Archived official description
...The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Colorado... Rio Grande Near Del Norte affecting Rio Grande County. For the Upper Rio Grande River...including Del Norte...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rio Grande near Del Norte. * WHEN...From Friday morning to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Minor Flood. Considerable agricultural flooding occurs. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:45 PM MDT Thursday the stage was 4.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 6.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 5.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 5.9 feet on 06/09/1985. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions in this archived message
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 700 AM MDT.
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First saved record · 23 October 2026 at 00:57 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:49PM MDT until October 25 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 23 October 2026 at 00:49 UTC
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