Jul 8, 2014
A potent back door cold front that shifted west across eastern New Mexico early on the 8th plowed through the Rio Grande Valley and became stationary along the Continental Divide. The upper level high was centered over central New Mexico and resulted in very weak steering winds over the region. A thunderstorm that developed over the Las Conchas burn scar produced flash flooding within Frijoles Canyon. Another storm that developed farther southwest toward Jemez Springs also produced flash floo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 518726). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bernalillo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.