India, Oct. 26 -- The Southwestern US has been battered with heavy rain and thunderstorms for the past few days. Now, the federal weather agency, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood watch for the region that includes Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. This means that stormy weather will likely linger in these states.

National Weather Service Forecast for Southwestern US

The National Weather Service (NWS) recently issued a flood watch for parts of the Four Corners region, since more showers and thunderstorms were forecast in areas that had already seen repeated rounds of heavy rain. The NWS cautioned that further rainfall could make rivers, creeks and streams rise, causing flooding in low-lying areas.

A flood watc...