First published Oct 23, 2026, 1:39:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 23, 2026, 1:39:15 PM UTC

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Flood warning for La Plata River below Redmesa in San Juan County, New Mexico

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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque issued a warning for forecast minor flooding on the La Plata River below Redmesa, affecting San Juan County. The river was expected to rise above flood stage late October 23 and fall below it that afternoon; the warning runs until October 24 at noon MDT.

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Affected location: La Plata River below Redmesa, San Juan County

Illustrative image: The San Juan River is a significant tributary of the Colorado River in the southwestern United States, about 383 miles (616 km) long. The river drains an area of about 24,600 square miles (64,000 km2) in southwestern Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, southeastern Utah, and a small part of northeastern Arizona. The average flow of the San Juan River at Bluff is about 2,200 cubic feet per second (62 m3/s) and the highest discharge ever measured was about 70,000 cubic feet per second (2,000 m3/s) — Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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The notice cautions motorists against driving through flooded areas and urges care near riverbanks.

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U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS Flood Warning issued October 23 at 7:08AM MDT until October 24 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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