Aug 11, 2022
The center of the upper-level high pressure remained centered over Colorado on August 11, 2022, while a weak disturbance raced northward through western New Mexico. This disturbance and plentiful moisture focused the greatest storm coverage for areas south of Interstate 40 with more isolated coverage north of Interstate 40. While many of these thunderstorms across the south were robust and capable of producing heavy rainfall, it was a thunderstorm on the Cerro Pelado burn scar in the Jemez Mount
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1038430). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sandoval County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.