Flooding persists in northwestern New Mexico as south Florida stays soaked

Rivers stayed in flood across northwestern New Mexico early Tuesday, with the San Juan River at Shiprock forecast to crest at 20.5 feet in the morning and major flooding expected to continue from Shiprock toward the Four Corners. Farther east, flooded streets and more rounds of rain were still causing problems in south Florida.

Past 24 Hours

Flooding worsened along several rivers in San Juan County, New Mexico. National Weather Service river statements said moderate flooding was occurring at Farmington on the San Juan River and Animas River, while major flooding was forecast at Shiprock on the San Juan River. The Animas River at Farmington was at 13.3 feet at 1:30 a.m. MST Tuesday, and the San Juan River at Shiprock was at 19.7 feet at 2 a.m. with a crest near 20.5 feet forecast for later in the morning.

In south Florida, flooded roads and standing water lingered after Monday's heavy rain. The National Weather Service in Miami said scattered to numerous showers and storms would bring another day of localized flooding, especially in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

What's Happening Now

Flood warnings remained in effect Tuesday morning across San Juan County, where the National Weather Service in Albuquerque said rivers would crest through the day and stay above flood stage into Wednesday in some spots. The warnings covered the San Juan River at Farmington and Shiprock, the Animas River at Farmington, the Animas River near Cedar Hill and the La Plata River below Redmesa. In Rio Arriba County, a separate flood warning remained in effect until noon MST for flooding on the Rio Chama between the Colorado border and El Vado Reservoir, including Chama, Brazos, Los Ojos and La Puente.

In north-central Arizona, a Flash Flood Warning remained in effect for the Havasu Creek basin in Coconino County until 9 a.m. MST. The National Weather Service in Flagstaff said a flood wave was moving through Cataract and Havasu Creek and could begin affecting Supai between 9 a.m. and noon, with campsites in Supai Campground at risk of flooding.

A Flood Warning remained in effect in metro Phoenix for parts of Maricopa County. Late Monday night, releases from Tempe Town Lake and Granite Reef Dam pushed flows downstream of the Salt and Gila river confluence above 61,000 cubic feet per second.

South Florida was still under flood and coastal flood alerts Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service in Miami said localized flooding was likely as showers and thunderstorms redeveloped, and a Coastal Flood Advisory remained in effect until 7 p.m. EST for coastal parts of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Outlook Through Tonight

Thunderstorms were expected to redevelop from east Texas into the lower and middle Mississippi Valley this afternoon and tonight. The Storm Prediction Center placed parts of the Sabine River Valley into the lower and middle Mississippi Valley under a marginal risk for severe weather, with isolated damaging wind gusts and perhaps a brief tornado or two.

Heavy rain was also expected to remain a problem in southeast Florida through tonight. The Weather Prediction Center placed parts of southeast Florida under a slight risk of excessive rainfall and said localized additional totals above 3 inches were possible, which could worsen ongoing flooding in urban coastal areas.