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New Mexico Flood Stories

924 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Mexico, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Roosevelt, NM · Aug 29, 2025

Monsoon Moisture across central and eastern New Mexico along with a backdoor front entering northeast NM resulted in the development of scattered shower and thunderstorm activity across these portions of the state.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, NM · Aug 1, 2025

The monsoon high was centered across southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico on August 1st and 2nd. Northwest flow around the upper high circulation along with embedded disturbances in this flow resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across parts of central…

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, NM · Aug 2, 2025

The monsoon high was centered across southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico on August 1st and 2nd. Northwest flow around the upper high circulation along with embedded disturbances in this flow resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across parts of central…

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Flash Flood

Valencia, NM · Jun 24, 2025

An early season plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico from June 22nd through the 24th bringing several days of flash flooding and severe weather across portions of northern and central NM.

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Flash Flood

Guadalupe, NM · Jun 9, 2025

Daytime heating combined with higher moisture east of a dryline and upper level northwest flow across the northern and central Rockies and Great Plains resulted in the development of severe storms with large hail across Colfax, Union and far northeast Harding Counties during the…

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Flash Flood

Santa Fe, NM · Jun 24, 2025

An early season plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico from June 22nd through the 24th bringing several days of flash flooding and severe weather across portions of northern and central NM.

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Flash Flood

Curry, NM · Jun 24, 2025

An early season plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico from June 22nd through the 24th bringing several days of flash flooding and severe weather across portions of northern and central NM.

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Flash Flood

Mora, NM · Jun 24, 2025

An early season plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico from June 22nd through the 24th bringing several days of flash flooding and severe weather across portions of northern and central NM.

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Flash Flood

Guadalupe, NM · Jun 23, 2025

An early season plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico from June 22nd through the 24th bringing several days of flash flooding and severe weather across portions of northern and central NM.

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Flash Flood

Mora, NM · Jun 24, 2025

An early season plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico from June 22nd through the 24th bringing several days of flash flooding and severe weather across portions of northern and central NM.

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Flash Flood

Bernalillo, NM · Jun 4, 2025

An upper low moved across the desert southwest June 1st into June 2nd helping to pull up higher moisture from former Tropical Storm Alvin in the eastern Pacific.

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Flash Flood

Torrance, NM · Jun 9, 2025

Daytime heating combined with higher moisture east of a dryline and upper level northwest flow across the northern and central Rockies and Great Plains resulted in the development of severe storms with large hail across Colfax, Union and far northeast Harding Counties during the…

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Flash Flood

Rio Arriba, NM · Jul 17, 2025

Abundant monsoonal moisture resulted in scattered to numerous afternoon thunderstorms developing over the high terrain of NM before moving over surrounding lower elevations during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 16th and 17th.

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Flash Flood

San Miguel, NM · Jul 17, 2025

Abundant monsoonal moisture resulted in scattered to numerous afternoon thunderstorms developing over the high terrain of NM before moving over surrounding lower elevations during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 16th and 17th.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, NM · Jul 7, 2025

The monsoon high over northern Mexico built north into the desert southwest on July 6th and 7th. Daytime heating and moisture resulted in the development of scattered showers and storms across the northern and central mountains during the afternoon hours spreading east to lower…

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, NM · Jul 14, 2025

Daytime heating resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across the higher terrain, including the Sacramento Mountains, Storms over the Sacramento Mountains built north over Ruidoso and the South Fork burn scar early afternoon with rainfall amounts of around 0.5…

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Flash Flood

Chaves, NM · Jun 22, 2025

An early season plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico from June 22nd through the 24th bringing several days of flash flooding and severe weather across portions of northern and central NM.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, NM · Jul 2, 2025

Another burst of abundant monsoon moisture resulted in localized heavy rainfall July 2nd and overnight into July 3rd. Burn scar flash flooding off the Salt burn scar washed out culverts that then diverted water into the Cherokee Mobile home park near Ruidoso.

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Flash Flood

Socorro, NM · Jul 3, 2025

Another burst of abundant monsoon moisture resulted in localized heavy rainfall July 2nd and overnight into July 3rd. Burn scar flash flooding off the Salt burn scar washed out culverts that then diverted water into the Cherokee Mobile home park near Ruidoso.

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Flash Flood

Valencia, NM · Jul 3, 2025

Another burst of abundant monsoon moisture resulted in localized heavy rainfall July 2nd and overnight into July 3rd. Burn scar flash flooding off the Salt burn scar washed out culverts that then diverted water into the Cherokee Mobile home park near Ruidoso.

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Flash Flood

Socorro, NM · Jul 20, 2025

A new multi-day plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico between an upper level trough over the southern Baja Peninsula and an upper high over the south-central CONUS.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, NM · Jul 16, 2025

Abundant monsoonal moisture resulted in scattered to numerous afternoon thunderstorms developing over the high terrain of NM before moving over surrounding lower elevations during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 16th and 17th.

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Flash Flood

Harding, NM · Jul 16, 2025

Abundant monsoonal moisture resulted in scattered to numerous afternoon thunderstorms developing over the high terrain of NM before moving over surrounding lower elevations during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 16th and 17th.

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Flash Flood

Lincoln, NM · Jul 27, 2025

A disturbance rotating north around the upper high circulation centered over south central U.S. followed by a backdoor front entering eastern New Mexico in the middle of the week increased monsoon moisture and shower and thunderstorm coverage across the state.

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