Sep 13, 2006
The same heavy precipitation supercell that brought extensive hail damage and a small tornado to the Las Cruces area also dumped more than 2 inches of rain within 30 minutes on the far west section of the city. Catchment basins breached which flooded the Picacho Hills subdivision. Sandbags were requested for Mesilla. Further west, Interstate 10 was closed for 2 hours between Las Cruces and Deming, initially because of a tornado threat, but extended when water flooded the lanes 4 miles east of th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5534773). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dona Ana County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.