924 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Mexico, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A moist and unstable environment allowed for showers and thunderstorms to develop over much of northern and central New Mexico during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Narda was in the eastern Pacific near the west coast of Mexico. This storm provided southeast New Mexico with a rich supply of moisture, and there was lift over the region.
Read the full account →A moisture rich atmosphere set up across New Mexico behind the passage of a potent cold front the day before. Strong thunderstorms developed by late afternoon over the northern high terrain.
Read the full account →An active and persistent pattern maintained a heightened threat for flash flooding across much of the state. An upper level high was centered over portions of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.
Read the full account →The remnant circulation of Hurricane Simon slowly moved north along Baja California and into southwestern Arizona through the first week of October.
Read the full account →Abundant moisture in place over the area on deep southeasterly flow interacted with a strong upper level low pressure system that dropped south out of Colorado. The richest atmospheric moisture available for the entire summer period was present over the area.
Read the full account →Deep moisture and instability over eastern New Mexico combined with northwest flow aloft to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms over the east-central and northeast plains.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system developed over the Great Basin during the first week of October and delivered another round of widespread showers and thunderstorms to New Mexico.
Read the full account →Heavy rain of 2 inches in about 2 hours caused road and soil erosion in northern Rio Rancho. No injuries were reported, but residents in some of the newer or remote subdivisions on the far north edge of the city were stranded after numerous dirt roads and low water arroyo…
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance pushed southeast across northern New Mexico and interacted with a stationary frontal boundary in the Rio Grande Valley.
Read the full account →A deeply saturated atmosphere and weak steering flow over New Mexico set the stage for slow-moving heavy thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. Rainfall rates approached 2 inches per hour in some areas.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →Unseasonably deep moisture in place over New Mexico combined with daytime heating and weak steering flow to produce slow-moving showers and thunderstorms. A cluster of storms developed near Chimayo and drifted west along State Road 76 into the area around La Puebla.
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms moved slowly north over New Mexico as the most significant monsoon burst pattern of the season arrived across the state.
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms moved slowly north over New Mexico as the most significant monsoon burst pattern of the season arrived across the state.
Read the full account →A deep tap of monsoon moisture finally surged north across New Mexico and delivered the first significant round of heavy rainfall in several weeks.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →Weak steering flow across New Mexico combined with deep atmospheric moisture and terrain-dominated forcing to produce locally heavy rainfall. Numerous storms impacted the Las Conchas burn scar for several hours during mid to late afternoon leading to flash flooding of the area…
Read the full account →Another active weather pattern returned to northern and central New Mexico after a prolonged break in the more widespread shower and thunderstorm activity during early July.
Read the full account →The deep low pressure system that brought severe weather to New Mexico on the 19th continued churning slowly eastward toward the state on the 20th.
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