# Rain moves out as flood risks remain in Southwest following destructive storms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rain-moves-out-as-flood-risks-remain-in-southwest-following-destructive-storms/
- Published: 2026-11-03T16:20:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T23:04:41+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/rain-moves-out-as-flood-risks-remain-in-southwest-following-destructive-storms
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Flooding forced hundreds to evacuate across the Southwest.
- The San Juan River reached 16.81 feet in Pagosa Springs.
- Officials warned risks and recovery efforts would continue.

## Summary

Heavy storms have caused widespread flooding across the U.S. Southwest, forcing hundreds of people from their homes and prompting rescues as rivers overflowed. Although rain was easing, officials warned that flooding and isolated downpours could continue, with one death confirmed and a second suspected to be weather-related.

In Pagosa Springs, Colorado, the San Juan River reached 16.81 feet, flooding streets and damaging bridges; a home was swept downstream. More than 20 trillion gallons of rain fell across the Four Corners states and Nevada over two weeks, while evacuations and road closures affected communities in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Crews and residents began clearing mud and repairing damage, work officials said could take weeks.

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