Aug 9, 2013
An upper level jet that oriented southwest to northeast over New Mexico interacted with deep moisture and surface heating to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms. The first round of storms developed around the higher terrain of central New Mexico by early afternoon and pushed slowly into the Estancia Valley and nearby highlands. A second round of storms with heavy rainfall developed well after sunset and pushed across the Manzano Mountains into the Estancia Valley again. Penny to h
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 459335). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in San Miguel County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.