Flood Warning: Rio Grande, CO

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Flood Warning — Rio Grande, CO Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. ...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

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