Emergency communications officials in Colorado's San Luis Valley ordered a mandatory evacuation Sunday for South Fork and Del Norte in Rio Grande County¹.

The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System local-area emergency, sent at 19:24 UTC (2:24 p.m. EST) on 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 23:24 UTC the same day (6:24 p.m. EST)¹.

A later IPAWS local-area emergency from the same sender at 00:03 UTC on Nov. 2 (7:03 p.m. EST Nov. 1) was headed Monte Vista Evacuation, also Extreme, Immediate and Observed, and listed to expire at 04:03 UTC Nov. 2 (11:03 p.m. EST Nov. 1).

Both messages 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 alerts did not name mapped zone boundaries or a shelter¹.

Sources

1. 201243,San Luis Valley E-911,Alamosa Regional CommunicationSouth Fork & Del Norte Mandatory Evacuation2:24 PM

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