# Flood Warning: Archuleta, CO; Hinsdale, CO; La Plata, 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 12:18 ingested 2026-10-23 02:51

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

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Flood Warning — Archuleta, CO; Hinsdale, CO; La Plata, CO
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by thunderstorms and excessive rainfall is
expected.

* WHERE...Western Archuleta County in southwestern Colorado...
Southern Hinsdale County in southwestern Colorado...
Southern La Plata County in southwestern Colorado...

* WHEN...Until midnight MDT Tonight.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1212 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in
the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen over
the last 24 hours.
- This includes but is not limited to the following streams...
Vallecito Creek, La Plata River, Animas River and many creeks and
tributaries that feed into these rivers.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Durango, La Plata, Falfa, Hesperus, Bondad, Breen, Mayday, Kline,
Marvel, Redmesa and Vallecito.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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