Jul 17, 2017
An intense, slow-moving thunderstorm developed over the northeast heights during the afternoon of July 17th and produced a flash flood in the area along Academy Road. Streets turned to rivers across the area as a localized two inches of rain fell. A woman was stranded in flood waters near Tanoan. A brief, but impressive dust devil or gustnado, was spotted along an outflow boundary crossing Interstate 25 near Lomas.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 703257). 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.