After days of rain forcing evacuations and water rescues, swaths of the southwestern United States were drenched in heavy rain on Sunday as another round of possible heavy showers and thunderstorms were expected.
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for much of the Four Corners, where Arizona meets. coloradoNew Mexico and Utah — even as local officials predict further drops in temperatures raging river As rainfall increases on Wednesday.
CBS News meteorologist Andrew Kozak said repeated heavy rains and storms could flood roads, creeks, narrow canyons and burn scars. Rain will expand into the central and northern Plains Sunday night, then move toward the upper Midwest on Monday and Tuesday.
The Colorado Department of Transportation said water levels in the San Juan River increased significantly overnight and the San Juan River Bridge remained closed Sunday. Video shared by CBS Colorado shows a home being flooded in Pagosa Springs. Only a small patch of roof and chimney can be seen.
“I’m sorry, man. I tried. I really tried. But this one is bigger than the last time,” Pagosa Springs resident Chris Mott said in another video of floodwaters rushing through the neighborhood. “It moved the sandbags and everything.”
San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari’s home in New Mexico was flooded with about 4 feet of water. He said the situation in the area was stable Sunday, but he and other residents were working to clean up and deal with the damage.
San Juan County spokesman Devin Neely said the county had no official data on the number of homes damaged or evacuated, but he was not aware of any casualties.
Neely said the floodwaters were receding but left behind mud and silt, much of it contaminated by sewage from malfunctioning waste treatment plants. Power outages remain in several areas, and it could be days before power is restored to residents.
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“This is a pretty active disaster area,” he said. “We’re not in a recession by any means.”
The flooding is just the latest in two months of intermittent heavy rains brought on by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific Ocean. After months of drought, deadly floods have recently hit the region grand canyon and the New Mexico area.