Jul 23, 2018
An unseasonably strong upper level high pressure center that plagued New Mexico with record heat and a significant decrease in the coverage of showers and thunderstorms drifted west toward eastern Arizona on the 23rd. Meanwhile, a strong back door frontal boundary shifted southwest across the eastern plains and into the Rio Grande Valley during the early morning hours. Deeper moisture combined with strong afternoon heating and weak steering flow generated widespread showers and thunderstorms. Se
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 758878). 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.