Jul 27, 2022
As an area of high pressure remained to the east of New Mexico, an abundant amount of moisture also stayed in place across the desert southwest on July 27, 2022. This led to yet another very active monsoon day across much of northern and central New Mexico. Thunderstorms developed early in the day and wasted no time in impacted the Calf Canyon burn scar. The northern portion of the burn scar was hit hard again, especially near Gascon and Canoncito Creek. Meanwhile, heavy rain also caused flash f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1035416). 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.