Heavy rain and severe flooding prompt evacuations and rescues across the Four Corners region

Thousands of residents remain displaced or without power while local authorities manage road closures, structural hazards, and emergency response operations across multiple states.

• •Hundreds of homes remained evacuated and without electricity after heavy rain dropped over 5 inches in places.
• •The flooding affected roughly 2,000 people in and around Farmington, New Mexico.
• •At least a couple hundred people required rescue, including individuals stranded on rooftops.
• •The New Mexico National Guard conducted 11 hoist operations using helicopters to haul as many as eight people to safety each time.
• •Evacuations remained in effect due to potential hazards such as downed power lines, leaking gas lines, and expected additional storms.
• •Officials urged the public not to fly drones near rescue areas and to avoid using 911 except for true emergencies.
• •A 2-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 64 west of Shiprock was closed due to water on the roadway.
• •The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, reached a level unseen in over a century, exceeding a previous 100-year flood from just over a year ago.
• •Colorado Gov. Jared Polis added Conejos County to a list of places eligible for state disaster help.
• •U.S. Highway 550, known as the Million Dollar Highway, reopened between Durango and Ouray following water damage repairs.