Denver man collecting donations for southwest Colorado residents ahead of evacuations, expected flooding – CBS News

Denver man collecting donations for southwest Colorado residents ahead of evacuations, expected flooding  CBS News

A man in Denver is helping gather supplies for residents and first responders in southwest Colorado ahead of evacuations and another possible round of flooding. Southwest Colorado is expected to get two to three more inches of rain again this weekend. While authorities urge residents in low-lying areas of Archuleta County to leave, a man in Denver is helping gather supplies for residents ahead of evacuations and another possible round of flooding. The area flooded last weekend after picking up heavy precipitation, leaving communities damaged and still recovering. "I think as the storm hit, it was much greater than what anyone anticipated," said Archuleta County Commissioner Warren Brown. The community in the Four Corners area is once again under a flood watch for the weekend, and leaders say it will only delay recovery efforts.

"We were planning to move now with some sort of recovery, but we now have to go back to perhaps a response," said Archuleta County Manager Longinos Gonzalez Jr. According to the National Weather Service, the area could receive anywhere from two to three inches of precipitation, which is a problem for already saturated soil. "The San Juan River, Pagosa Springs has bumped up to exceed minor flood stage," said Erin Walter, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service's Grand Junction office. But at least a