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'Once-in-a-generation' flooding hits Southwest as more is expected
About six hundred households along the San Juan River were told to evacuate, and swiftwater crews have rescued at least sixty people since Thursday afternoon.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “‘Once-in-a-generation’ flooding hits Southwest as more expected through the weekend”, with reporting from Source New Mexico, Associated Press via CP24, NBC News, Hoodline and Associated Press via WSLS.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 3:06 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
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- New York Post‘Once-in-a-generation’ flooding hits Southwest as more expected through the weekend
- Source New Mexico‘A terrible crisis’: San Juan County officials describe widespread flooding impacts • Source New Mexico October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- Associated Press via CP24Severe flooding causes rooftop rescues, evacuations in U.S. Four Corners region October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- NBC NewsSevere flooding soaks Four Corners region, prompts rooftop rescues and evacuations October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- HoodlineSan Juan County NM Flooding Triggers Mass Rescues October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- Associated Press via WSLSRooftop rescues and evacuations as severe flooding soaks Four Corners region October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOvernight, flooding in northwest New Mexico is being called once in a generation, with families pulled off rooftops and helicopters working through the dark.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA county spokesman says crews are picking people off roofs and out of houses with three or four feet of water in them, and more water is coming.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe sheriff's office says swiftwater crews have rescued at least sixty people since Thursday afternoon, and the real number could be higher.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAbout six hundred households along the San Juan River in Farmington were told to evacuate, and the National Weather Service database lists about fifteen hundred homes damaged.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis follows two months of heavy rain that ended a summer drought where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe governor says the state has deployed every available resource to San Juan County, with National Guard boats, helicopters and amphibious vehicles on the water.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFloodwaters also breached the Bloomfield wastewater plant, and a county spokesman says there is raw sewage in the river.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorUp to half an inch more rain is forecast this weekend, so the water is not done with that county yet.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStay off the roads near the river if you're there. That's the whole message.
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