Aug 1, 2015
Strong to severe thunderstorms moved slowly over portions of northern and eastern New Mexico during the afternoon and evening of the 1st. The strongest of these storms rolled through the Santa Rosa area, dropping quarter size hail and producing damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph that caused roof damage to several buildings. The 1.5 to 2 inches of rain that accompanied the storm also caused flash flooding that resulted in one road being closed due to being submerged in water. Between 1.5 and 3.35
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 584683). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Guadalupe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.