Jul 4, 2022
With an abundant amount of moisture across northern and central New Mexico, the Fourth of July holiday was a busy one across the area. Numerous thunderstorms impacted the area, some of which produced locally heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms near Mexican Springs in McKinley County caused flash flooding along area roadways during the evening hours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1026344). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McKinley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.