NWS Pueblo COFA.A 0008September 30, 2026
Flood Watch: Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft and Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft, CO
The National Weather Service office in Pueblo issued a flood watch for Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft and Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft in Colorado, in force until 6:00 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 8th areal flood watch the NWS office in Pueblo issued in 2026. Colorado had 9 flood watches in September 2026, against 0 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Colorado's flood watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 14.6 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pueblo CO
- Area
- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft and Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 3:25 p.m. MDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 a.m. MDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KPUB FA.A 0008
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...The Eastern San Juan Mountains and the Upper Rio Grande Valley. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of heavy rainfall associated with a remnant tropical storm system will spread across southwest Colorado through Wednesday night. - Creede, South Fork and Wolf Creek Pass. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.