FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED OCTOBER 23 AT 12:08PM MDT UNTIL OCTOBER 25 AT 12:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-10-23 12:08:00
Expires: 2026-10-25 12:00:00
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
Alert Text
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEWMEXICO...
ANIMAS RIVER AT FARMINGTON AFFECTING SAN JUAN COUNTY.
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...ANIMAS RIVER AT FARMINGTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, THE RIVERWALK AREA IN FARMINGTON IS FLOODED AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. WATER LEVELS HAVE NOT BEEN THIS HIGH SINCE THE FLOOD OF 1927.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 10:30 AM MDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. - BANKFULL STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. - FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 11.3 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. - FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. - FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.0 FEET ON 05 14 1941. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD
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Target Area
SAN JUAN, NM
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