10/24/26 Saturday 3:30 pm-4:15 pm
NWS is all over us with coverage right now, which is great. Thank you!
Here is their latest:
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
331 PM MDT Sat Oct 24 2026
COC007-053-067-252130-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Archuleta CO-Hinsdale CO-La Plata CO-
331 PM MDT Sat Oct 24 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Archuleta County in southwestern Colorado...
Southwestern Hinsdale County in southwestern Colorado...
La Plata County in southwestern Colorado...
* WHEN...Until 330 PM MDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. Low-water crossings are inundated
with water and may not be passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 329 PM MDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain in the
warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing Between 2
and 4 inches of rain have fallen since Thursday morning.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area. This could cause additional rises within rivers,
creeks and streams.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, La Plata, Falfa, Oxford, Bondad,
Hesperus, Breen, Vallecito, Mayday, Kline, Marvel, Tiffany,
Allison and Redmesa.
Show of hands-especially for long-term followers: Who remembers them ever working La Plata, Falfa, Oxford, Bondad, Breen, Kline, Tiffany, Allison, and Red Mesa into anything they have ever, ever, ever put out?
No sense in doing a model update this afternoon; they have struggled all day long. We will take another look in the morning. I won’t post until then. Unless I need to.