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Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:41PM MDT until October 23 at 3:45AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Flood Warning · Mineral, CO; Rio Grande, CO. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 23 October 2026 at 00:41 UTC
- First saved by us
- 23 October 2026 at 00:42 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 · Mineral, CO; Rio Grande, CO
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 23 October 2026 at 09:45 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 23 October 2026 at 00:41 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 09:45 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southern Mineral County in south central Colorado... Western Rio Grande County in south central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 345 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Rock falls are occuring in the steeper terrain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 639 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wolf Creek Pass and the creeks and streams flowing into the San Juan River. - Highway 160 over Wolf Creek Pass is closed due to flooding. - 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. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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First saved record · 23 October 2026 at 00:42 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:41PM MDT until October 23 at 3:45AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 23 October 2026 at 00:41 UTC
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