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Flood

‘It’s going to be weeks until this place resembles what it used to’

First responders work to get evacuees back home, urge extreme caution to returning residents in Vallecito

DATE: Oct 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Unprecedented levels of rainfall wreak havoc across Southwest Colorado

Tropical storms damage roads, structures across region

DATE: Oct 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vallecito residents seek shelter from floodwaters: ‘We decided it was time to get out’

More than 380 homes evacuated; La Plata County declares local disaster

DATE: Oct 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free sandbags available in La Plata County ahead of storm

Heavy rain could cause flooding in the Four Corners

DATE: Oct 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County set to adopt updated flood plain regulations

New maps finalized in October go into effect April 25

DATE: Jan 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Dam releases begin in advance of spring runoff

San Juan River flow expected to reach 5,000 cfs by the end of next week

DATE: May 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Flooding potential in San Juan County increases as snowpack melts

USGS statistics put northwest New Mexico in 90% runoff category

DATE: Apr 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Mesa snowmelt overwhelms Dolores in valley below

Community rallies to fill sandbags, redirect floodwaters; no injuries reported

DATE: Apr 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores Valley residents offered free sandbags as flooding begins

County Public Works Department donates sand as rain and snowmelt pick up

DATE: Mar 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free sandbags being provided by La Plata County

Rain on top of above-average snowpack could cause flooding

DATE: Mar 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heavy morning rain presents flood concerns for La Plata County

Some areas received a half-inch of moisture

DATE: Sep 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arizona levee breached, hiker missing after floods hit West

A levee was breached Monday in a small town near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the evacuations of 60 people after a weekend of flash floods across the American Southwest that al...

DATE: Aug 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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