Jul 13, 2018
Abundant moisture in place across New Mexico with weak steering flow provided the necessary ingredients for locally heavy rainfall. A series of thunderstorms with moderate rainfall drifted southwest across the Ute Park burn scar and produced the most significant flash flooding to date for the Ute Park area. Flood waters and a debris flow traveled down a drainage along Turkey Roost Lane and pushed through the center of the village, depositing ashy mud, debris, and small boulders through residenti
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 757101). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McKinley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.