Sep 22, 2015
Remnant tropical moisture moved into New Mexico on the 21st but lack of heating limited significant rainfall rates and impacts. More heating, more instability and plenty of moisture on the 22nd led to scattered thunderstorms across the state. A few of these storms produced wet microbursts that resulted in significant flooding and wind damage. A series of storms hit the Albuquerque metro area through the afternoon, causing lots of street flooding and uprooting a few trees. One person died as a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 596257). 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.