Jul 21, 2009
A back door cold front squeezed through the central mountain passes and canyons into the Rio Grande Valley early in the morning, increasing low level moisture and setting up a surface boundary nearby. Thunderstorms formed south of Albuquerque in the afternoon and moved north across eastern portions of the Duke City. Three quarters to over two inches of rain fell over the eastern heights and foothills in less than one hours time. This resulted in major street flooding with up to two and a half fe
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 180119). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rio Arriba County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.