Heavy Rainfall in South Texas; Pacific Storm Moves into the Pacific Northwest

Thunderstorms may bring heavy to excessive rainfall and the potential for flooding over South Texas late Wednesday through Friday. A Moderate Risk (level 3 of 4) of excessive rainfall has been issued for portions of South Texas. A Pacific storm will begin to impact the Pacific Northwest Wednesday, bringing strong winds, heavy showers and the potential for severe thunderstorms. Read More >

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

355 PM MST THU FEB 1

TO: Family of Services /FOS/Subscribers…NOAA Weather Wire

Service/NWWS/Subscribers…Emergency Managers Weather

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FROM: Charles Woodrum, NWS Pueblo Meteorologist-in-Charge

Justin Louen, NWS Pueblo Service Hydrologist

SUBJECT: Change to Moderate and Major Flood Stages for ADLC2, Arkansas River near Avondale.

Recent flood assessments and coordination with local emergency management have concluded raising Moderate Flood Stage from 8.0 to 10.0 feet and Major Flood Stage from 9.0 to 12.0 feet will provide better representation and communication of impacts associated with Minor, Moderate, and Major flooding along the Arkansas River in the vicinity of Avondale, CO. This change will be effective March 4, 2024. River observations and forecasts for the Arkansas River near Avondale (ADLC2) can be found on the NWS Pueblo AHPS web site and, effective March 27, 2024, on the NWPS web site.

Justin Louen, Service Hydrologist

National Weather Service Pueblo, CO

3 Eaton Way

Pueblo, CO 81001

justin.louen@noaa.gov

This and other NWS Service Change Notices are available online at:

https://www.weather.gov/notification/

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