Emergency communications officials in Colorado's San Luis Valley issued an evacuation alert Sunday evening for Monte Vista in Rio Grande County¹.

The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System local-area emergency, sent at 00:03 UTC on Nov. 2 (7:03 p.m. EST Nov. 1) by San Luis Valley E-911 and Alamosa Regional Communication, was coded Extreme severity, Immediate urgency and Observed certainty¹. It was set to expire at 04:03 UTC Nov. 2 (11:03 p.m. EST Nov. 1)¹.

The message said to leave now, evacuate immediately and follow directions from emergency personnel, not to attempt to cross flooded roads or barricades, and not to return until officials announce that the mandatory evacuation order has been lifted¹.

The official alert did not name mapped zone boundaries or a shelter¹.

Sources

1. 201243,San Luis Valley E-911,Alamosa Regional CommunicationMonte Vista Evacuation7:03 PM

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