Jul 14, 2025
Daytime heating resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across the higher terrain, including the Sacramento Mountains, Storms over the Sacramento Mountains built north over Ruidoso and the South Fork burn scar early afternoon with rainfall amounts of around 0.5 to 1 inch in 20 minutes over the burn scar. This resulted in some flash flooding and minor debris flows on neighbor roadways in and around the burn scar, leading to some brief closures. Storms moved west of the burn scar
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1263135). 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.