A rain-soaked part of the southwest United States was bracing for a new round of potentially severe showers and thunderstorms on Sunday after days of rain forced evacuations and water rescues.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for much of the Four Corners – where Arizona meets, ColoradoNew Mexico and Utah – even as local authorities predict a further decline in swollen rivers surging since the rains started again on Wednesday.
Torrential rains and repeated storms could flood roads, small streams, narrow canyons and cause burns, according to CBS News meteorologist Andrew Kozak. Rain will spread across the central and northern Plains Sunday evening before moving into the Upper Midwest Monday and Tuesday.
The Colorado Department of Transportation said water flow levels in the San Juan River increased significantly overnight and the San Juan River Bridge remains closed Sunday. Video shared with CBS Colorado shows a home in Pagosa Springs inundated by floodwaters. We only see a small piece of the roof and the chimney.
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“I’m sorry, buddy. I tried. I really tried. But this one was bigger than the last one,” Pagosa Springs resident Chris Mott said in another video showing water rushing through a neighborhood. “It moved sandbags and everything.”
About 4 feet of water flooded the San Juan County, New Mexico, home of Sheriff Shane Ferrari. He said the situation in the area was stable on Sunday, but he and other residents were trying to clean up and repair the damage.
San Juan County spokesman Devin Neeley said the county did not have official figures on damage to homes or the number of people evacuated, but was not aware of any loss of life.
Neeley said floodwaters were receding but leaving behind mud and silt, much of which has been contaminated by sewage due to breakdowns at waste treatment plants. There were still power outages in several areas, and it would likely be a few days before residents had power restored.
Colorado Department of Transportation 
“It’s a pretty active disaster area,” he said. “We are not in a slowdown phase by any means.”
These floods are just the latest after two months of intermittent heavy rains caused by tropical humidity coming from the Pacific. After months of drought, other deadly floods have recently hit the region. Grand Canyon and parts of New Mexico.
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