Aug 1, 2014
Abundant moisture in place over the area on deep southeasterly flow interacted with a strong upper level low pressure system that dropped south out of Colorado. The richest atmospheric moisture available for the entire summer period was present over the area. Storms developed by mid to late afternoon on the 1st over northern New Mexico then pushed very slowly south through the evening and predawn hours on the 2nd. The first area of torrential rainfall impacted the area around Embudo and Pilar.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 524882). 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.