National Weather Service: Roaring Fork ice jams could cause flooding through the weekend

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued an ice jam advisory for portions of Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties.

The advisory will remain in effect until 2:15 p.m., Sunday Jan., 12.

According to the advisory, conditions exist for ice jam releases along the Roaring Fork River from Snowmass Canyon to Glenwood Springs. Ice jams could cause rapidly rising water levels along the river.

As of Friday morning, the National Weather Service in Grand Junction said no ice jam releases had occurred, but that conditions are prime for them through Sunday afternoon.

via:: Post Independent