Farmington, NM – An emergency flood alert has been issued for San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico on Sunday, Nov. 1, as rising rivers and continuing rainfall threaten communities around Farmington, Bloomfield, Aztec and Shiprock.
According to the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management, residents within half a mile of a river are being instructed to move to higher ground immediately as dangerous flooding develops.
Four Rivers Rising Across San Juan County Emergency officials report that the Animas, La Plata and San Juan rivers are rising as rainfall continues across the region…