Aug 7, 2019
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains during the early afternoon of August 7, 2019. This activity moved slowly east along the U.S. Highway 64 corridor near Ute Park, resulting in flash flooding on the Ute Park burn scar. A significant surge of water, boulders, mud, and debris flowed down Turkey Creek and over-topped U.S. 64 between mile markers 303 and 304. NMDOT crews quickly cleared the roadway after flooding subsided. No damage was noted to the road
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 834650). 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.