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Flood Warning

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Western Archuleta County in southwestern Colorado... Southern Hinsdale County in southwestern Colorado... Southern La Plata County in southwestern Colorado... * WHEN...Until noon MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Multiple road closures are in effect county wide. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 926 AM MDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain in the warned area since Thursday. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Bear Creek, Red Creek, South Fork Lightner Creek, First Fork Red Creek, Mud Spring Creek, Johnny Pond Arroyo, Spring Creek, Cherry Creek, Salt Creek, Lake Creek, West Fork Shearer Creek, Dry Creek, Vallecito Creek, Tirbircio Creek, Castle Creek, Taylor Creek, True Creek, Animas River, First Fork Piedra River, Falls Creek, Wheeler Arroyo, San Juan Arroyo, Deadwood Creek, Little Bear Creek, Junction Creek, Grimes Creek, Shearer Creek, East Creek, Fall Creek, Basin Creek, North Fork Texas Creek, Lightner Creek, McDermott Arroyo, Pinos River, Los, Weasel Skin Creek, Plata River, La, South Fork Texas Creek, Long Hollow, Hay Gulch, Beaver Creek, Florida River and D Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Durango, La Plata, Falfa, Hesperus, Bondad, Breen, Mayday, Kline, Marvel, Redmesa and Vallecito. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood