UTAH SLAMMED by HISTORIC RIVER FLOOD — Up 8 Feet Overnight, 150 Navajo Residents Evacuated

The historic San Juan River flood has rolled into Utah. At Mexican Hat the river rose about 8 feet in 8 hours overnight into Monday to just over 26 feet, and the National Weather Service called it catastrophic flooding and "an emergency situation", with forecasters comparing the crest to the 1927 record of 32 feet. About 150 people were evacuated from the Navajo communities of Aneth and Montezuma Creek, Bluff was ordered out on Sunday night, and roads and bridges from U.S. 160 to Highway 162 were closed. Upstream, Shiprock saw the highest river stage ever recorded, untreated sewage was released into the river, and a rare EF-1 tornado with 110 mph winds damaged 10 homes in Santa Fe. Figures as of Monday morning, October 26, 2026. CHAPTERS 00:00 — River Rises 8 Feet Overnight 00:48 — Where Things Stand 01:20 — The Wave at Four Corners 01:54 — A Flood That Traveled 02:30 — Aneth and Montezuma Creek Evacuated 03:03 — Bridges and Roads Closed 03:38 — Bluff Ordered Out at Night 04:12 — Racing Toward 1927 04:46 — Shiprock: Highest on Record 05:24 — Raw Sewage in the River 05:59 — Navajo Nation Emergency 06:30 — "Totally Lost Everything" 07:02 — The Dam That Held 07:39 — Tornado Inside Santa Fe 08:16 — A Death Near Santa Fe 08:48 — Waiting on Washington 09:18 — Turn Around, Don't Drown 09:49 — Why the Desert Is Flooding 10:27 — The Floods of 1927 and 1911 11:01 — What Comes Next #Flooding #Utah #NavajoNation