Four Corners region faces more flood threats following days of heavy rain

October 25, 2026 / 3:03 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A rain-soaked swath of the Southwest U.S. braced Sunday for another round of potentially heavy showers and thunderstorms after days of rain forced evacuations and water rescues.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners — the meeting point of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah — even as local officials forecast further receding of swollen rivers that surged since rains picked up Wednesday.

Repeated torrential rain and storms could flood roads, small streams, narrow canyons and burn scars, according to CBS News meteorologist Andrew Kozak. The rain will expand across the central and northern Plains Sunday night before moving toward the Upper Midwest Monday and Tuesday.

The Colorado Department of Transportation said water flow levels in the San Juan River increased significantly overnight, and the San Juan River Bridge remains closed Sunday. Video shared with CBS Colorado shows a house in Pagosa Springs inundated with floodwaters. All that can be seen is a small piece of the roof and the chimney.

"I'm sorry, buddy. I tried. I really tried. But this one was bigger than the last one," Pagosa Springs resident Chris Mott said…

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