Minor flooding along Animas River in Farmington

Heard on: Farmington Area NOAA Weather Radio WXJ37

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Flood warning is. An effect from Friday morning to Saturday evening, what minor flooding is forecast.

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Where Animas River at Farmington, when from Friday morning to Saturday evening,

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impacts at 10.0 ft portions of the riverwalk in Farmington are flooded.

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Local overbank flooding is occurring along the lower Animas River.

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Additional details at 05:30 p.m.

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Mountain daylight time Thursday.

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Stage was 8.5 ft .

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Bank full stage is 9.0 ft .

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Forecast: The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 11.0 ft late tomorrow evening.

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It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning.

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Flood stage is 10.0 ft .

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Flood history: This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.0 ft on May 14th , 1940 .

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One H T T P colon slash slash W W W dot weather dot gov slash safety flood repeating a river flood warning has been issued from 07:54 a.m.

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mountain daylight time Friday until 09:00 p.m.

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mountain daylight time Saturday for the following county San Juan, New Mexico.

2026-10-23 01:25 UTC

Flooding

Berg Park Access, Farmington, NM 87401

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, a flood warning is in effect for the Animas River near Farmington, with minor flooding reported along the riverwalk and lower river. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage and crest before falling back below flood stage by late Saturday.