SAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO – Remnant tropical moisture from post-tropical storm Priscilla has soaked areas of the Desert Southwest since Friday, resulting in flash flooding that swallowed at least two vehicles in San Juan County, in northwest New Mexico.
"Yes, you can go anywhere in a Jeep…. But sometimes you shouldn't," San Juan County Fire & Rescue officials said . "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."
The Eastern Pacific will remain active and deliver another round of heavy tropical rains in a moisture surge associated with Tropical Storm Raymond on Monday and Tuesday. That will increase the flash flood risk as several more inches of r