Aug 4, 2013
Weak steering flow across New Mexico combined with deep atmospheric moisture and terrain-dominated forcing to produce locally heavy rainfall. Numerous storms impacted the Las Conchas burn scar for several hours during mid to late afternoon leading to flash flooding of the area above Cochiti Pueblo. A slow-moving thunderstorm on the north side of the Little Bear burn scar produced flash flooding within the Loma Grande subdivision. Slow-moving storms over western Colfax County produced radar esti
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 462277). 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.