Katastrophen · Überschwemmungen in MontezumaDie Frist der Hochwasserwarnung für den Süden von Montezuma ist verstrichen. Der Zustand der Furten bleibt unklar.Verfasst 24. Oktober 2026 um 00:16 UTCAnsehenTranskript0:07Flood water inundated low water crossings in southern Montezuma County.0:12Streams were rising, and some crossings were potentially impassable.0:15The overnight warning scheduled noon deadline has now passed.0:19Whether those crossings became passable after that deadline is still unclear.0:23Mancos and Mesa Verde National Park were among the places named as at risk.0:27The warning covered southern Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado, with0:31flooding underway or expected shortly.0:33The named locations faced a threat across that area.0:36On October 23, we reported evacuations from Wolf Creek Ranch to Fun Valley, several0:42flooded structures, and a washed-out Park Creek Bridge that earlier reported0:46concerned other parts of southern Colorado.0:48We also reported closures on U.S.0:50Highway 160 and Forest Road 380.0:52That warning covered parts of Seguach, Mineral, and Rio Grande counties.0:56The southern Montezuma warning identified rising streams and inundated crossings in1:00a separate area.1:00Rain that had already fallen was still feeding the streams.1:03Excess runoff kept them rising.1:05So the road hazard extended beyond whatever rain was falling at that moment.1:09Mesa Verde National Park was named among the places expected to experience flooding.1:13For people traveling through the warned area, the immediate concern was whether a1:16low water crossing could be used safely.1:18At 12.01 a.m., radar and gauges indicated heavy rain.1:22The October 23 warning was scheduled to end at noon Mountain Daylight Time.1:27That deadline has passed, but a scheduled expiration doesn't tell us whether flood1:31water has receded.1:32A separate warning for west-central Montezuma County and southeastern San Juan1:36County, Utah ran until 3.45 that afternoon.1:39It covered a different area and doesn't settle what happened to the Southern County1:43warning.1:43We still don't know whether the Southern warning continued after noon or whether1:47those crossings became passable.1:49The overnight alerts instruction to travelers was direct.1:53Don't enter flooded roads.Artikel lesenChronologie der GeschichteHeyDexDas Kurzvideo ↗
