# Flood Warning: San Juan, NM — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-22 18:36 ingested 2026-10-23 02:50

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## extract

Flood Warning — San Juan, NM
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in New Mexico...

San Juan River At Farmington affecting San Juan County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...San Juan River at Farmington.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, The current extent of flooding along the
San Juan River in New Mexico has not been observed since before the
completion of Navajo Dam in 1962. In the Farmington vicinity,
backwater flooding on the Animas River at and above the confluence
with the San Juan River is the major concern. See flood bulletins
pertaining to the Animas River. Downriver through Shiprock, mostly
low lying and agricultural areas are subject to inundation.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 PM MDT Thursday the stage was 8.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 8.9 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 8.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.2
feet on 06/29/1927.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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