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Southwest flooding forces hundreds of evacuations, alters Election Day voting in Colorado

Heavy rains swamp Four Corners region; Pagosa Springs implements alternative ballots as San Juan River crests near historic 1911 flood level.

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What to know

  • Over 20 trillion gallons of water fell on the Four Corners region and Nevada in two weeks, driven by El Niño-fueled storm systems; record rainfall recorded across Arizona and Colorado.
  • At least one death confirmed (Flagstaff) and a second suspected; hundreds evacuated across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona along rising rivers.
  • Pagosa Springs, Colorado narrowly averted a repeat of its historic 1911 flood as the San Juan River crested at 16.81 feet (short of 17.8 feet); Colorado Secretary of State implemented alternative voting for displaced residents.
  • Most rainfall moving out of the region by Monday; some rivers still rising downstream in New Mexico as evacuations continue.

“I'm worried about my business, worried about the one bridge into town washing out, preventing trucks carrying everything from food to fuel from getting in.”

Katie German, Business owner, Bruin Coffee, Pagosa Springs · Orlando Sentinel ↗

Williams Singavarapu Flood victimBrice Current Durango Police ChiefColorado Secretary of State Election officialNational Weather Service Forecasting agency

Southwest flooding forces hundreds of evacuations, alters Election Day voting in Colorado
Boston Globe

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    San Juan River recedes in Pagosa Springs; Colorado Secretary of State arranges alternative voting

    The San Juan River crests at 16.81 feet late Sunday night, falling short of the historic 17.8-foot 1911 flood level before receding Monday. Colorado election officials set up alternative voting plans for evacuated Pagosa Springs residents, allowing them to vote at any state voter center or use mail ballots at any drop box statewide.

    “What really stood out to me was that this wasn't localized. It was a very broad system that brought a lot of rain to a lot of places.”
    — Meteorologist Jennifer Tate, NWS Weather Prediction Center
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    Widespread evacuations ordered across Four Corners; at least one death in Flagstaff

    Hundreds evacuated along Animas River in Colorado, San Juan River in New Mexico, Navajo Nation, and near Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. Williams Singavarapu, 73, falls into floodwaters near Northern Arizona University and is found dead 12 hours later; a second death suspected as weather-related.

    “There is still a lot of people stranded. There's a lot of emergency services being utilized today.”
    — Durango Police Chief Brice Current
    1. 7 outlets Floodwaters swamp the Southwest, forcing evacuations and altering some Election Day voting

      first by Boston Globe, 5d ago · also AP News, Philadelphia Inquirer, East Idaho News, Orlando Sentinel, Mercury News, ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  3. background

    Record rainfall reported across Arizona and Colorado; Pagosa Springs issues evacuation — Workman Creek records 7.3 inches over two days; Flagstaff logs 5.15 inches in two days, its wettest Nov. 1 on record. Officials warn of 'potentially catastrophic' flooding in Pagosa Springs as the San Juan River approaches historic 1911 flood levels of 17.8 feet.

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    Historic flooding begins in Southwest as storm brings record rainfall

    Unusually heavy rains fueled by El Niño spawn flash flooding across the Four Corners region and northern Arizona. The National Weather Service estimates up to 4 inches of rain through Monday, with over 20 trillion gallons falling on the Four Corners states and Nevada in two weeks.

    1. 1 outlet Historic flooding forces evacuations in Southwest as storm shifts east for Election Day

      first by CNN, 7d ago