Flood Warning in Prowers County, Colorado
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
11/5/2026 6:00:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
11/5/2026 6:00:00 PM until 11/6/2026 5:00:00 AM
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Colorado...
Arkansas River At Lamar affecting Prowers County.
* WHAT...Flooding has been reported by emergency management.
* WHERE...Arkansas River at Lamar.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, The river is bankfull. Minor overbank flow
into lowlands along the river occurs near Lamar. Water flows into
low lying meadows near County Road 13.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:00 PM MST Thursday the stage was 8.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.6 feet
late this evening.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood