Jun 13, 2018
An area of upper level high pressure that was centered over New Mexico for several days finally drifted east into Texas on June 13th and allowed moist, southeasterly flow to increase over the area. The combination of increasing moisture with strong afternoon heating allowed showers and thunderstorms to develop over the central mountain chain during the early afternoon hours. A few thunderstorms that developed over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains became strong to severe by late afternoon. The stro
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 750346). 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.