Heavy rainfall in the United States has led to flash flooding, triggering evacuations in the Southwest and a dire warning for a Colorado town
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and river flooding across parts of the US Southwest and Mexico. Officials warned the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs could reach 21.9 feet, with catastrophic flooding possible. The river reached 16.81 feet on Sunday, one foot below historical levels, and a bridge section collapsed. Residents in Sedona were ordered to evacuate.
- Heavy rains triggered flash floods and river flooding across parts of the US Southwest and Mexico.
- Officials warned that the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs was forecast to reach 21.9 feet.
- The National Weather Service forecast up to 4 inches of rain in some areas.
- A meteorologist in Tucson said the region was receiving two to three months' worth of rain within a few days.
- More than 20 trillion gallons of rain fell over the Four Corners states and Nevada in two weeks.
- One person died in the floods, and police suspect a second death was weather-related.
- Officials in Sedona, Arizona, ordered residents near Oak Creek to leave immediately.
- The Archuleta County Sheriff's Office said the predicted level could exceed the river's height during the 1911 flood.
- Vicki Shaffer, Archuleta County police spokesperson, said a vehicle bridge section collapsed.
- By sundown Sunday, the river’s crest had reached about 14 feet, according to Vicky Schaffer.
- The San Juan River reached 16.81 feet on Sunday, one foot below the historical level.
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