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<br />R"'RQ Wllers ch~lft new ch.nn.', Ilong the Rio Grind.. thr,.,ening homes in the San Luis V.Hey
<br />.- . . this mfld'J home sots cJose 10 the ffYe"S headwaters. h.gfllf! Monl'.;J/ County
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<br />San Luis Valley homes threatened by floodwaters
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<br />"'1.AMOSA - Wakr UK'h u
<br />$Jon Lul!! V.lIey ruldentl
<br />bvrn"tlf'l'ninllO'Veraldei'.dl"5
<br />. thrutl'ninll: some IIom~ hfrt.
<br />RI'~idrnts ITe lJl'ing ISIll:'d \0
<br />llaylun...dtoradi05.ndlf'ltvi.
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<br />'IOns and U5\rn forpltrol t'iln
<br />broadcutmg pouiblt ev.eua.
<br />lIOn notku,ColoTado Division III
<br />WUl'f RnourcU division
<br />rnl(inN:'r Slnt VJ.ndivH said
<br />Mondly.
<br />M'ljorrt'5t'TvoinlnthtvaIlI'Y.
<br />txcept for Contin...n!.l, Santa
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<br />."hn. and PI.toro.had ruehl'd
<br />capacltYlndspi1ledby.\londay.
<br />Continl'ntal.nd Santa ~hrja (Ill
<br />Ih" Rio Grandt Ind Pbtnro on
<br />the Conl'jol River continued to
<br />UkI' in ...."l'r for storaRt, Van.
<br />di~~r uid, Conditions are B..
<br />P<'ctedtoll'orsl'ntooay
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<br />f'our rl'prf'Selllall\'ps from the
<br />V.S Army Corps Qj t:n,llioeers
<br />....-re In thf' valley and a
<br />repH'.pntal"'p from Uw Depart,
<br />mf'ot or DISHter Emrrllency
<br />Srrvlceswasuppctedsomp\imc
<br />~onday ni!:ht,
<br />PlrHf"f'r Runoff. Pa~~Z,"
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<br />Contin"rdfrom PII:f'U
<br />$<>ve-al homes wert' ~vacuatrd
<br />9v~r th~ ....e...kend and from 11,500
<br />!J10,OOOnndbaIlSwrredl'ployed
<br />tothl' Monte Vista arn to con.
<br />talll spills from the Rio Grande
<br />.110011 U.S. ZII~, ""hich ""15 clQSed
<br />Monday momloll:,VandlVer uid.
<br />AnolhrrIO,OOOundballs"'l!'rp
<br />reportl"dlyonthelr""IYlothe
<br />ul1tyfromaucheinTrinidad.
<br />Vandiver rep()I1.ed,
<br />Terrace Reservoir spilled on
<br />Mond.ymorninll:,posillllathr",t
<br />1.0 llnds in the aI'''' of Al.mosa
<br />Crf'ek,whkhhUbecomp";anun.
<br />contained river now," \'andh'er
<br />said.
<br />Wat~r ""U reported in a
<br />ollmt)('r nf homl's besidt>s those
<br />...vacuat<'d.
<br />Th~ Rio Grandt, jumr<'d lIS
<br />banks and ....ater enttred
<br />bllsinnsn north ofthl'towll of
<br />Del Notte Ind the elty of Monte
<br />Vista. Tht twocommunillps an'
<br />aboutHrnllesapart.
<br />At Alamon, 16 miles east of
<br />Monte Vista, Police Chll'r Roy
<br />OrtooUidlht>r1ver...'urunnin,ll
<br />at 3.600 cubic h'C! P<'r M'cond al
<br />noon. Vllldivrr said th~' river had
<br />rls~n to 3.800 c.f.a, al Sp.rn.lt's
<br />('xpectedtorist>uhi,llhuL~.lO
<br />c.l.s. tooa)' .nd Vandiver didn't
<br />kDowwhatth~slrcam'scIPacilv
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<br />....ould be or whl'ther it "ould
<br />)UmPlh...banksandleviesal'>u\r
<br />therltyofAlamosaandr1o.P<lmto
<br />10wlandaTl"U.
<br />lll'Sidn rrossin~ U.S. 211:" Ihe
<br />Rio Grand,- rf'ponr-dly rr"~M'd
<br />Ihr road al thf' A!amosa.Rlo
<br />Grande COUllt). IIn(', forcill": th,'
<br />t>v;aruatiQn of;al least on~h"m",
<br />\'andh'er ~aid.
<br />AlamosaCounl)'admmistrator
<br />Gary Suiter said rdnfoT('PITII';;l
<br />work WIS bt>in,li: done It thp
<br />Alamosa llaullinll station Oil HII'
<br />ri~er.
<br />Thtre '1....1'.. no dam a.."
<br />estimates, bul \'andl\'l!'r "11\,
<br />phaslll'd that re~l<ll'nt~ should t...
<br />a....areofth...possibililyofs,.ri"",
<br />f1oodJll,li:
<br />An ..arl)', b"a\')' sno...mo:ll
<br />frornthrSanJuansrauM"darl>t.
<br />inthellioGrandl'SalUrdJynichl
<br />and Sunday
<br />A stmllar slluallon....u 1l1'1"ll
<br />on \ht' Con!')"" \'andlvrr said
<br />i'laloro has shut ofF "fndl'll:
<br />""3\t'r into \tll' Con..jos, and
<br />....hat.s eausing lh,' lo...1.ln~
<br />f100din,li: of farmlands alone Ill;"
<br />ri\'l'risaresultofmflllwinlo:ll)\t'
<br />rivl'r from Elk Crrrk .llId Ill<
<br />Solllh Fork oftht'Conejos.
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