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Flooding Evacuations Due to Flooding on November 1

By San Juan Record · November 2, 2026 · 1 min read
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Sun, 11/01/2026 - 11:39pm admin The Navajo Police Department at Shiprock asked everyone living a half mile around the San Juan River to leave as a precaution on November 1, Sunday afternoon due to flooding along the river. Utah Navajo Health Systems EMS station in Montezuma Creek has been set up as a shelter for flood victims.

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