A potent storm system was bringing heavy rains to areas of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah that were still recovering from recent devastating floods.

More heavy rainfall produced flash flooding and mandatory evacuations in a wide swath of the Southwest on Sunday, including in a Colorado tourist town bracing for its main river to rise to historic levels,

The Durango Police Department has temporarily closed a section of the Animas River due to flooding and hazardous water conditions.

The river crested lower than feared, but flooding still swamped roads and forced evacuations across the region

Southern Colorado residents still reeling from “catastrophic” floods last week are again being urged to evacuate ahead of a weekend storm expected to bring heavy rain, snow and more flooding, the Archuleta County

The widespread rainfall triggered floods on several creeks and rivers, displacing residents and leaving flooded homes and damaged roads.