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San Juan County issues evacuation notice for Bluff

By ABC4 · October 25, 2026 · 1 min read
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BLUFF, Utah (ABC4) — Bluff is under an evacuation notice, the San Juan County has announced in a post on Facebook. The county says that the threat is urgent, and residents need to move quickly. "Floodwaters are reaching Bluff, and conditions are changing rapidly," the post reads.

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