Major river flooding continues at Shiprock

Heard on: Farmington Area NOAA Weather Radio WXJ37

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Flood warning remains in effect until late Sunday night.

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What? Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

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Where? San Juan River at Shiprock.When ? Until late Sunday night.

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Impacts? Catastrophic flooding of the San Juan River at and near Shiprock will continue overnight.

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Additional details.

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There is no current observed data.

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The river has likely crested and will slowly recede through Sunday.

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Bank full stage is 13.5 ft .

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Forecast: The river is expected to fall below flood stage Sunday evening and continue to fall through early week.

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Flood stage is 15.5 ft .

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Flood history: This is the highest river stage on record.

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HTP/Slash .

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Slash WWWDot Weather Dot Gov Slash Safety Flood.

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Repeating, a river flood warning remains in effect until 03:00 a.m.

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Mountain daylight time Monday for the following county: San Juan, New Mexico.

2026-10-25 06:31 UTC

Road Closure

Blanca Peak Boulevard, Shiprock, NM 87420

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, a river flood warning remains in effect for the San Juan River near Shiprock, with major and catastrophic flooding reported and expected to continue overnight before slowly receding through Sunday.