Flood Watch issued May 6 at 1:42PM MDT until May 10 at 1:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Colorado... Arkansas River NEAR Arkansas R near Avondale affecting Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet zone. Arkansas River Near Arkansas R near Nepesta affecting Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet zone. Arkansas River At Arkansas R at La Junta affecting La Junta Vicinity/Otero County zone. Purgatoire River Near Purgatoire R near Las Animas affecting Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County zone. For the Lower Arkansas River...including Arkansas R near Avondale, Arkansas R near Nepesta, Arkansas R at La Junta...flooding is possible. For the Purgatoire River...including Purgatoire R near Las Animas... flooding is possible. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Arkansas River at Arkansas R at La Junta. * WHEN...From Thursday morning to early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Minor Flood. Flood waters threaten Highway 194 east of La Junta. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:15 PM MDT Tuesday the stage was 7.2 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Colorado... Arkansas River NEAR Arkansas R near Avondale affecting Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet zone. Arkansas River Near Arkansas R near Nepesta affecting Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet zone. Arkansas River At Arkansas R at La Junta affecting La Junta Vicinity/Otero County zone. Purgatoire River Near Purgatoire R near Las Animas affecting Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County zone. For the Lower Arkansas River...including Arkansas R near Avondale, Arkansas R near Nepesta, Arkansas R at La Junta...flooding is possible. For the Purgatoire River...including Purgatoire R near Las Animas... flooding is possible. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Arkansas River at Arkansas R at La Junta. * WHEN...From Thursday morning to early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Minor Flood. Flood waters threaten Highway 194 east of La Junta. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:15 PM MDT Tuesday the stage was 7.2 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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