US 160 over Wolf Creek Pass closed by flooding in southern Colorado
· Trucking business · Oct 22 · By Truker
Flooding has closed US 160 over Wolf Creek Pass in southern Colorado, according to a National Weather Service Pueblo flood warning issued Thursday evening, Oct. 22. Heavy rain is flooding creeks and the South Fork of the Rio Grande, and the weather service reports rock falls in steep terrain. Closure details may be changing, so drivers should check COtrip.org.
The points
- 1NWS Pueblo's 6:41 PM MDT flood warning for southern Mineral and western Rio Grande counties says: "Highway 160 over Wolf Creek Pass is closed due to flooding."
- 2An earlier NWS Pueblo warning said water was near Highway 160 at Wolf Creek Ranch at mile marker 177, citing South Fork Fire and Colorado State Patrol reports.
- 3A COtrip incident listing, as reported by The Slope, showed eastbound closed between mile markers 176 and 179 with alternating traffic and westbound open, so the closure's extent may be shifting.
- 4NWS says 1 to 3.5 inches of rain had fallen, with up to 2 more inches possible; that warning runs until 3:45 AM MDT Friday.
- 5Colorado State Patrol is directing drivers to COtrip.org for live closures and detours.
Why it matters
US 160 over Wolf Creek Pass is the main east-west truck route across southern Colorado between the San Luis Valley and Pagosa Springs and Durango. Drivers should check COtrip.org before dispatching through the area tonight and Friday.
What we read
National Weather Service Pueblo flood warning National Weather Service Pueblo flood warning ( Colorado State Patrol x.com COtrip via The Slope