Polis Expands Flood Emergency Declaration to 12 Southwest Colorado Counties
Governor Jared Polis has expanded a flood disaster emergency declaration to 12 counties in southwest Colorado, mobilizing state resources such as the National Guard and swiftwater rescue teams in response to ongoing flooding that has caused evacuations and significant road…
Denver, CO, October 24, 2026 —
Governor Jared Polis has expanded a flood disaster emergency declaration to cover 12 counties in southwest Colorado as ongoing flooding prompts evacuations and significant road closures, according to the information provided.
The expanded declaration is mobilizing state resources, including the National Guard and swiftwater rescue teams. The available information does not specify which counties are covered, when the declaration was expanded, or how many people have evacuated.
Flooding is ongoing, but details about the affected communities, the extent of damage and the conditions prompting individual evacuations were not provided. The information also does not identify specific road closures, their duration, or whether any routes have reopened.
The declaration’s expansion brings the number of covered counties to 12. No details were supplied about the original scope of the declaration or the process used to add counties. The information does not state how many National Guard personnel or rescue teams are being deployed, where they are operating, or how long state resources are expected to remain in place.
No casualty figures, damage estimates, weather forecasts or further response updates were included in the summary. The governor’s office did not provide a quoted statement in the information available. Further details about the counties affected, evacuations and road closures were not provided.
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