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Colorado town braces for historic flood as heavy rains batter south-west

ReportedFlooding Unconfirmed

<p>Mandatory evacuations in Arizona and New Mexico with Pagosa Springs warned of potentially ‘catastrophic’ deluge</p><p>Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding and mandatory evacuations in a swath of the south-west on Sunday, including in a

Location: Colorado
Status set: Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:44:47 GMT
Source: The Guardian (US)

Status last confirmed 3 hours ago and may have changed

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Flood Warning

WarningSevere ImmediateObserved

Flood Warning issued November 2 at 8:30AM MST until November 2 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM

Area: Sandoval, NM
Office: NWS Albuquerque NM
Expires: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Flood Warning

WarningSevere ImmediateObserved

Flood Warning issued November 2 at 8:25AM MST until November 3 at 9:48AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM

Area: Rio Arriba, NM
Office: NWS Albuquerque NM
Expires: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:48:00 GMT

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Investigators search for cause in Florida plane crash that killed all nine onboard

ReportedAircraft emergency Unconfirmed

Florida

<p>A private plane headed to the Bahamas from Texas crashed in Palm Beach county and exploded on impact Sunday</p><p>Investigators are searching for the cause of a plane crash in a heavily populated area of Palm Beach county, Florida, that

Status last confirmed 87 min ago and may have changed

Colorado town braces for historic flood as heavy rains batter south-west

ReportedFlooding Unconfirmed

Colorado

<p>Mandatory evacuations in Arizona and New Mexico with Pagosa Springs warned of potentially ‘catastrophic’ deluge</p><p>Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding and mandatory evacuations in a swath of the south-west on Sunday, including in a

Status last confirmed 3 hours ago and may have changed

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ReportedWildland fire Unconfirmed

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144 VIIRS thermal anomalies at nominal or high confidence in the last 24 hours, 230 MW total radiative power. Satellite detections, not confirmed incidents — agricultural burning and industry register too.

Status last confirmed 16 hours ago and may have changed

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