Jun 4, 2016
Unseasonably deep moisture in place over New Mexico combined with daytime heating and weak steering flow to produce slow-moving showers and thunderstorms. A cluster of storms developed near Chimayo and drifted west along State Road 76 into the area around La Puebla. The storm complex produced torrential rainfall southwestward across U.S. Highway 285 into the Pojoaque area. The storms continued westward along State Road 502 dropping more torrential rainfall. Public estimates indicated that near 2
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 628150). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Santa Fe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.