Flood Warning for Alamosa, CO
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- Alamosa
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What is happening
What: Minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 9.0 feet, Minor flooding. Minor agricultural flooding in low lying areas along the river. Where: Rio Grande at Alamosa. When: From Wednesday afternoon to late Thursday night.
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Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This warning will be in effect until the river falls below its flood stage. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov. The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1100 AM MST.
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...The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Colorado... Rio Grande At Alamosa affecting Alamosa County. .Minor flooding along the Rio Grande through Alamosa is expected due to upstream flooding occurring in the vicinity of Monte Vista. For the Rio Grande...including Alamosa...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rio Grande at Alamosa. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor flooding. Minor agricultural flooding in low lying areas along the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 2:30 PM MST Monday the stage was 2.7 feet. Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 9.6 feet late Wednesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday afternoon. Flood stage is 9.0 feet. http://www.water.noaa.gov
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Flood Warning issued November 2 at 3:29PM MST until November 6 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Pueblo CO
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pueblo CO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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