Aug 8, 2018
Northwest flow aloft over eastern New Mexico combined with abundant moisture and strong instability to generate a second day of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. The first storms of the day developed around the Vermejo Park area and shifted south-southeast along the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Ping pong ball size hail was reported near Ocate. Another flash flood event impacted the area around Ute Park where a severe thunderstorm moved slowly south across the area. Several strong t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 764819). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Colfax County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.