San Juan County Flooding Prompts River Evacuations; Shelter at McGee Park

‘A terrible crisis’: San Juan County officials describe widespread flooding impacts

San Juan County officials on Friday described widespread damage due to recent flooding along the San Juan and Animas rivers, with one county official saying the region faces a “terrible crisis” until the floodwaters recede.

Severe flooding in the Four Corners region triggers rooftop rescues and evacuation orders – WTOP News

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Severe flooding in the Four Corners region on Friday led to water rescues — some from rooftops — and impassable roads, with some residents being told to evacuate low-lying areas of Colorado and New Mexico and others advised to shelter in place until water levels go down. It followed several...

New evacuations ordered in San Juan County due to flooding

New evacuations have been ordered in parts of San Juan County due to flooding.

San Juan County flooding prompts river evacuations; shelter at McGee Park

The San Juan County Office of Emergency Management warned that flooding is rising along the Animas and San Juan rivers and told people near the water to evacuate now.

New Mexico Flood Alert Oct. 23: Catastrophic River Flooding

Farmington, NM – Catastrophic flooding is underway along the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico on Friday, October 23, with dangerously high water levels threatening communities from Farmington

San Juan County NM Flooding Triggers Mass Rescues

A helicopter hovered over a flooded stretch of San Juan County on Friday and lifted a stranded person to safety, dramatic footage that captured just one moment in what has become a sprawling, days-long rescue effort across the Four Corners region. Rising waters on the San Juan and Animas rivers have forced evacuations, stranded residents on rooftops, and spread flooding to an extent not observed in more than six decades. The rescue video was obt…