Flood Warning issued May 6 at 7:33PM MDT until May 8 at 7:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

...The National Weather Service in Pueblo CO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Colorado... Arkansas River NEAR Arkansas R near Avondale affecting Pueblo County. Purgatoire River Near Purgatoire R near Las Animas affecting Bent County. For the Lower Arkansas River...including Arkansas R near Avondale... Minor flooding is forecast. For the Purgatoire River...including Purgatoire R near Las Animas... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Arkansas River near Arkansas R near Avondale. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs near Avondale. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM MDT Tuesday the stage was 4.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 7.1 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.8 feet on 04/24/1942. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...The National Weather Service in Pueblo CO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Colorado... Arkansas River NEAR Arkansas R near Avondale affecting Pueblo County. Purgatoire River Near Purgatoire R near Las Animas affecting Bent County. For the Lower Arkansas River...including Arkansas R near Avondale... Minor flooding is forecast. For the Purgatoire River...including Purgatoire R near Las Animas... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Arkansas River near Arkansas R near Avondale. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs near Avondale. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM MDT Tuesday the stage was 4.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 7.1 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.8 feet on 04/24/1942. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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