Emergency communications officials in Colorado's San Luis Valley issued a pre-evacuation notice Sunday for South Fork, Del Norte and Monte Vista in Rio Grande County¹.

The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System local-area emergency, sent by San Luis Valley E-911 and Alamosa Regional Communication, was coded Severe severity, Expected urgency and Observed certainty¹.

The message said residents in the area should prepare to leave and that people who feel unsafe should not wait for an evacuation order¹. It directed the public to riograndecounty.org for more information¹.

The IPAWS record listed a 16:14 UTC issue time Sunday and an expiration of 20:14 UTC the same day¹. The alert text did not name the hazard. A shortened link in the desk record pointed to a Google map titled as Rio Grande and Mineral County evacuation zones updated Nov. 1, 2026¹.

Sources

1. 201243,San Luis Valley E-911,Alamosa Regional CommunicationPre-Evacuation Notice South Fork, Del Norte, Monte Vista11:14 AM

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