Posted on 11/04/2026 1:25:41 PM PST by george76
A critical power structure near Bluff looks like a sinking Leaning Tower of Pisa after waves of floods have inundated southeast Utah over the past week.
Now, as the area braces for another rise in the San Juan River, Bluff Mayor Josh Ewing is worried that a new surge could cause the damaged power pole to collapse.
If it does, he said, hundreds of families in Navajo Nation communities to the south could lose power and Bluff could lose cell service for “a very long time.”
Rains roared down washes in southeast Utah on Sunday and Monday, flooding Bluff’s post office and fire station, eroding dirt roads across the Navajo Nation and flooding homes and businesses — just as recovery was beginning for communities last week.
On Wednesday, the San Juan River will likely rise again near Bluff, according to the latest forecast, as the rain that dumped upstream finally reaches southeast Utah. That could reflood areas such as the Atcitty Camp, which was devastated by the previous surge in the river.
“Everyone’s just still on full alert, but I can tell everyone’s tired,” .
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Record rain in the region has produced waves of floods in the San Juan River and creeks, streams and washes across Utah’s typically dry San Juan County, prompting the county to declare a local emergency Sunday.
The past couple weeks have been like “a one-two punch,” Ewing said.
The state of Utah on Monday declared emergency election accommodations, after Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson visited the county for a second time in the past week.
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Our post office remains underwater. Our fire stations were flooded, and one of our most important historic sites in San Juan County, the Bluff Fort, is underwater
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Well just a few months ago they were screaming about the lack of rain
Never happy
“hundreds of families in Navajo Nation communities to the south could lose power”....well...they know how to live without “power” don’t they?
Bluff expecting rising river levels to cause more flooding, potential for power and cell service disruption..
https://www.abc4.com/utah-weather/utah-flooding/bluff-rising-river-levels-more-flooding/
Evacuation order issued for more homes in Animas River Valley north of Durango, Colorado ..
Years ago I lived next to the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs Colorado which has flooded the town twice in the last few days.
I lived along side the Animas River in Farmington NM which is flooding the area I lived in.
I lived up the La Plata river North of Farmington and is now flooded.
I moved away years ago to the safety of Tulsa OK where we, in 1976, were caught in the Memorial Day flood of Mingo Creek.
You can run but you cannot hide.
Now I live well above flood stage in the Ozarks but worry about wind storms, tornadoes and lightning.
And Californians.
| Rank (typical) | City | Key advantages | Main residual risks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse, NY | Very low EQ, hurricane, tornado, wildfire | Winter weather, some floods |
| 2 | Columbus, OH | Inland, low EQ/hurricane/wildfire | Occasional severe storms/tornadoes |
| 3 | Minneapolis, MN | Northern inland location | Cold winters, some storms |
| 4 | Pittsburgh, PA | Hills aid drainage; low overall risk | Localized flooding |
| Others | Buffalo/Rochester NY, Grand Rapids MI, Burlington VT area | Similar profiles | Winter weather |
Navajo nation have a huge coal powered power plant!
Oh sorry, they closed it few years ago!
It was spewing too much Co2!
It used to provide 30% of the tribe income and a top of it 80% of the Hopi tribe income.
Now it is likely the taxpayer.
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