More flooding in Four Corners region after storms bring heavy rain and at least one tornado

Meanwhile, a rain-soaked swath of the Southwest U.S. Endured extra flooding as crews in New Mexico scoured evacuated neighborhoods Sunday for dead animals, downed power lines and other hazards left behind by receding floodwaters and at least one tornado.

Key points

• Michelle Vialpando spotted a tornado from her patio in the Aldea de Santa Fe neighborhood, facing north towards Los Alamos.
• A tornado touched down in Santa Fe, New Mexico, around 7 p.m.
• "I was pretty surprised at what I was seeing and just started snapping photos, " Vialpando wrote Sunday via Facebook.
• The area has experienced unusually heavy rain since Wednesday that caused rivers to surge, flooding homes and forcing water rescues.

With more showers and thunderstorms moving through, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners region – the session point of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The area has experienced unusually heavy rain since Wednesday that caused rivers to surge, flooding homes and forcing water rescues.

"The soils are very saturated right now, so it's not going to take much rain for at least the small creeks and streams to overflow, " remarked Kris Sanders, a meteorologist at the weather service office in Grand Junction, Colorado.

In practice, a tornado touched down in Santa Fe, New Mexico, around 7 p.m. Saturday, and forecasters were trying to confirm whether twisters additionally struck elsewhere in the state, stated meteorologist Scott Overpeck with the weather service office in Albuquerque. He did not have damage estimates.

Michelle Vialpando spotted a tornado from her patio in the Aldea de Santa Fe neighborhood, facing north towards Los Alamos. She had just gotten home from work and stepped outside to look at what she called "crazy" storm clouds when she noticed the twister.

"I was pretty surprised at what I was seeing and just started snapping photos, " Vialpando wrote Sunday via Facebook. "I was literally in shock. I've lived in Santa Fe my entire life and have never seen anything like that before."

Taken together, the developments around more flooding in Four Corners region after storms bring heavy rain and point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.