Vehicles Swept Away In New Mexico Flash Flooding As Southwest Braces For Another Pounding Of Tropical Rainfall

Since Friday, parts of the Desert Southwest have gotten hammered with rain due to the remnants of post-tropical storm Priscilla unleashing tropical moisture, which has resulted in flash flooding that swept away at least two vehicles in San Juan County, New Mexico.

“Yes, you can go anywhere in a Jeep…. But sometimes you shouldn’t,” said officials from San Juan County Fire & Rescue. “This Jeep was pushed a few hundred yards down a running wash when the driver tried to cross. The driver managed to get out of the vehicle and hang out on the hood until rescuers arrived.” (RELATED: New Jersey Declares State Of Emergency As Nor’easter Brings Extreme Weather To East Coast; Evacuations Possible)

It will continue to be active in the Eastern Pacific, and Monday into Tuesday, a moisture surge in association with Tropical Storm Raymond will cause more heavy tropical rainfall to increase the flash flood threat, according to the National Weather Service.

While the moisture undergoes a slow shift to the east, a large level 2 out of 4 risk for flash flooding has been put into effect through Saturday, with Southeastern California, the majority of Arizona, Southern Utah and Western Colorado being issued flood watches.

The flood threat will move south Sunday into southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.

Through Tuesday, 2-3 inches of rain is possible throughout Arizona, according to the National Weather Service.

What a wild weekend of weather.

▪️ East Coast dealing with nor’easter
▪️ Southwest slammed with hurricane remnants
▪️ Multiple tropical storms in Atlantic and Pacific
▪️ Rockies blasted with heavy snow

And all of that will take us into this next week: https://t.co/rXoC6EKS8y

— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPow3ll) October 11, 2025

Across the central and southern portions of Arizona, areas could get 2-5 inches of rain, with localized locations potentially getting more than 5 inches, per the NWS.