Jul 31, 2006
Runoff from heavy rains swept off the mesa west of town and flooded a number of homes in western Belen. Ponding problems then developed across the central areas fo the city as heavy rain of about 2 inches in an hour moved east to filled downtown area streets 10 to 15 inches deep. The situation worsened when Highline Irrigation Canal on the west side of town over topped sending additional water into adjacent neighborhoods and aggravating the high water in the downtown area where water in some int
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5522843). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Valencia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.