Alamosa County, Colorado, issued an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System local-area emergency on Wednesday afternoon telling residents near Stanley Road to prepare to evacuate if ordered¹.

The notice, sent by San Luis Valley E-911 and Alamosa Regional Communication at 1:57 p.m. MST, was coded Extreme severity, Expected urgency and Observed certainty¹.

Alamosa County's alert page said the pre-evacuation covers Stanley Road to County Road 3 North and County Road 102 to County Road 110, citing an irrigation canal failure, and said emergency management, the sheriff's office and road and bridge crews were monitoring the situation¹.

The county said people who feel unsafe or need extra time should not wait for a mandatory order, warned that some routes could be compromised if flooding occurs, and told drivers not to travel flooded county roads¹. The IPAWS record listed an expiration of 3:57 p.m. MST Wednesday¹.

Sources

1. 201243,San Luis Valley E-911,Alamosa Regional CommunicationAlamosa County Stanley Road Pre-evacuation1:57 PM

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