Jun 19, 2025
Intense daytime heating combined with modest atmospheric moisture resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across the central mountain chain during the afternoon hours. Heavy rainfall from these slow-moving storms resulted in flash flooding and debris flow on the South Fork burn scar just west of downtown Ruidoso. Storms moved off the central mountain chain into the adjacent highlands during the evening hours with one storm resulting in a 60 mph wind gust near Raton Crews Airport
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1254909). 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.