Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Grand Junction CO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Colorado...

San Juan River at Pagosa Springs affecting Archuleta County.

For the San Juan River...including Pagosa Springs...Major flooding is forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/gjt.

The next statement will be issued Monday morning at 845 AM MST.

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...San Juan River at Pagosa Springs.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to Monday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM MDT Saturday the stage was 7.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.0 feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 10.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.8 feet on 10/05/1911. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood