# Flood Advisory: Elbert, CO — retained record

> Retained us-gov-api record from us-gov-api:noaa-weather.

Canonical: https://highsignal.app/data/records/ea3919da2d7df928

[← sources](https://highsignal.app/data)


source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-16 18:48 ingested 2026-09-17 02:46

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

## extract

Flood Advisory — Elbert, CO
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Central Elbert County in east central Colorado...

* WHEN...Until 845 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 648 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain
have fallen.

- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Middle Bijou Creek, Reed Springs Creek, West Bijou Creek, Wilson
Creek, Water Gulch and East Bijou Creek. Additional rainfall
amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This
additional rain will result in minor flooding.

- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mainly rural areas of Central Elbert County.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.