Jun 29, 2024
A burst of record level monsoonal moisture flowed into NM coupled with a backdoor frontal boundary moving through eastern NM. This yielded scattered to numerous afternoon thunderstorms developing over the high terrain of central and western NM on June 29th. One batch developed directly over the new South Fork burn scar along the Lincoln and Otero County line just west of Ruidoso. This storm expanded in coverage eastward toward Alto and Ruidoso, producing burn scar flash flooding and debris flows
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1179159). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Torrance County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.