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Flood Warning issued October 22 at 10:07PM MDT until October 23 at 11:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Flood Warning · Mineral, CO; Rio Grande, CO; Saguache, CO. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 23 October 2026 at 04:07 UTC
- First saved by us
- 23 October 2026 at 04:12 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; Saguache, CO
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 23 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 23 October 2026 at 04:07 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Saguache County in central Colorado... Mineral County in south central Colorado... Rio Grande County in south central Colorado... * WHEN...Until 1100 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Several structures are flooded and sand bagging operations are continuing. Evacuations are occuring from Wolf Creek Ranch to Fun Valley. Some roads remain closed due to flooding including highway 160 and FR380. The Park Creek bridge has been washed away with considerable debris in the water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1002 PM MDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in the warned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... The Rio Grande River and its tributaries including the South Fork area and along highway 160 to Wolf Creek Pass. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions in this archived message
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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First saved record · 23 October 2026 at 04:12 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 22 at 10:07PM MDT until October 23 at 11:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 23 October 2026 at 04:07 UTC
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