2-3.5″ of rain in just the last 24 hours around Pagosa Springs in Archuleta County. Some areas may have seen 4″ that aren’t captured in these CoCoRaHS reports!
This is why local officials declared a disaster…roads are washed out, roads are closed, and flooding continues early this Friday morning.
This isn’t even the storm totals…more rain on the way for the weekend…and snow this time, too. The snow level should get down to about 8,800′ Saturday night.
The town of Pagosa Springs posted several photos from pre-dawn hours of water flowing through parts of town near the normal river banks, impacting several structures.
The San Juan River reached major flood stage Thursday evening and is expected to crest Friday morning before gradually receding into the start of the weekend.
The town of Pagosa Springs posted several photos similar to this early Friday morning.
