# Flood Warning: Mineral, CO; Rio Grande, CO — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-22 18:41 ingested 2026-10-23 02:50

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

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

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.