Jul 29, 2024
The monsoon high slid east of NM over TX bringing monsoon moisture northward into NM. Slow steering flow coupled with moisture allowed for two more days of burn scar flash flooding on the complex of burn scars in and around Ruidoso. The first of which caused only a minor road closure near Mechem Drive. The second of which was far more widespread bringing impacts from Alto to Ruidoso to Ruidoso Downs.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1188389). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lincoln County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.