# Flood Warning: Bent, CO — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-26 19:03 ingested 2026-10-27 02:52

[original source ↗](https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a41d27c5e3d7f8ee8789c3e57a7734851856bca4.001.1)

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Flood Warning — Bent, CO
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Colorado...

Purgatoire River Near Las Animas affecting Bent County.

For the Purgatoire River...including Las Animas...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...High flow is traveling down the Upper Purgatoire from recent
rains, and may lead to flooding near Las Animas.

* WHERE...Purgatoire River near Las Animas.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor Flood. Minor agricultural flooding
occurs into low lying areas along the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 PM MDT Monday the stage was 6.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
after midnight tonight to a crest of 10.5 feet tomorrow evening.
It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.5
feet on 08/19/2004.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
```



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