FOUR CORNERS STRUCK by floods — 16.81-FOOT Crest, Home Swept Into Bridge (Latest Updates)

Severe, multi-state flooding is striking the Four Corners region of the American Southwest for the second time in less than two weeks. Repeated heavy rain from successive storms—fueled by a strong El Niño pattern—fell on saturated soil, pushing major rivers including the San Juan, Animas, and La Plata over their banks across Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. In this video, we examine the crest of the San Juan River into Utah, the record rainfall and fatalities reported in Flagstaff, Arizona, the widespread damage and evacuations in Farmington and Pagosa Springs, and the meteorological drivers behind the historic rainfall. Thousands of residents have faced displacement, destroyed homes, infrastructure destruction, and emergency evacuations across the region. Confirmed casualty and missing-person figures are pinned in the comments and updated as official numbers change. Global Weather covers natural disasters and extreme weather events as they develop, using sourced reporting and avoiding unsupported speculation. CHAPTERS 0:00 — Four Corners Floods: Second Surge 1:15 — San Juan River Peak and Warning 3:02 — Deadliest Impact: Flagstaff Fatalities 4:51 — Historic Town of Bluff Flooded 7:35 — Navajo Nation Infrastructure Hit 8:31 — Evacuations in Farmington 11:10 — Destruction in Pagosa Springs and Durango 13:50 — What Caused the Historic Flooding? 14:46 — Emergency Aid and Recovery Efforts 15:39 — Timeline of Next Steps SOURCES KUER Colorado Public Radio WDIV ClickOnDetroit NewsNation CNN KTVK/KPHO Arizona's Family KSAZ FOX 10 Phoenix #FourCornersFlooding #SouthwestFloods #UtahFloods #ArizonaFloods #ColoradoFloods #NewMexicoFloods #SanJuanRiver #FlashFlood #ElNino #ExtremeWeather #NaturalDisaster #GlobalWeather