Overview

• Authorities ordered evacuations for roughly 383 to nearly 400 households near West Vallecito Creek Drive after breaches on the creek’s west-side levee.
• Bayfield High School opened as the official evacuation center, and residents were asked to check in for accountability.
• Floodwaters and debris damaged the County Road 501A bridge over the Pine River and closed County Road 501 at the Vallecito Creek Bridge, constraining evacuation routes.
• Early National Weather Service estimates indicate Vallecito Creek peaked near 7,000 cubic feet per second, with officials reporting up to 100 homes impacted.
• No deaths or major injuries were reported as crews deployed sandbags and continued response efforts under flood alerts with additional rain in the forecast.