Rio Grande County, CO Power Outages

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• Flood Warning until 1:15 PM MDT

  Flood Warning issued October 25 at 12:14AM MDT until October 25 at 1:15PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

  * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is ongoing.
  
  * WHERE...Southeastern Mineral County in south central Colorado...
  Rio Grande County in south central Colorado...
  
  * WHEN...Until 115 PM MDT Sunday.
  
  * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
  
  * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1214 AM MDT, River gauge reports indicated elevated river
  level due to multiple days of heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing
  or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Monte Vista, Del Norte and South Fork.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

  What to do: 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.

  NWS Pueblo CO · Full alert on weather.gov

• Flood Warning until 9:45 PM MDT

  Flood Warning issued October 24 at 5:29PM MDT until October 25 at 9:45PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

  * WHAT...Flooding likely along the Rio Grande between Monte Vista and
  Alamosa.
  
  * WHERE...Southeastern Rio Grande County and West Central Alamosa
  County...
  
  * WHEN...Until 945 PM MDT Sunday.
  
  * IMPACTS...Flooding along the Rio Grande and low lying agricultural
  areas in Rio Grande and Alamosa counties is occurring.
  
  * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 525 PM MDT, Emergency management reports flooding of low lying
  areas along and near the Rio Grande in Rio Grande county and in
  Alamosa county upstream of the city of Alamosa.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Rio Grande and West Central
  Alamosa Counties between Monte Vista and Alamosa.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

  What to do: Heed all road closures and directives from law enforcement and local
  emergency management.
  
  Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

  NWS Pueblo CO · Full alert on weather.gov