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Flood Warning — San Juan, NM Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New Mexico... Animas River Near Cedar Hill affecting San Juan County. * WHAT...The river is near crest. Moderate flooding is occurring. This approaches the flood of record. The river will gradually fall through Saturday morning. * WHERE...Animas River near Cedar Hill. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, The river would be near an all time high. Areas along the river that never before experienced flooding will likely be inundated as water levels continue to rise. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:00 PM MDT Friday the stage was 11.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 9.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 5:00 PM MDT Friday was 11.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow morning and continue to fall Saturday afternoon. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 10.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.5 feet on 06/19/1949. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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