Aug 16, 2018
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over the higher terrain during the early afternoon before drifting into nearby highlands and valleys through the early evening hours. Upper level high pressure centered over the southern half of New Mexico allowed for weak and erratic steering flow across the state and locally heavy rainfall beneath the stronger storms. A thunderstorm that developed over the north end of the Ute Park burn scar moved slowly south down the Ponil Creek and Cimarron Rive
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 765637). 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.