FloodZoneMap.org

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

Santa Fe, NM · Jul 8, 2015

An unseasonably deep upper level low over the Great Basin forced a strong jet streak over New Mexico while the monsoon moisture plume was centered from southwest to northeast over the state.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Bernalillo, NM · Jul 2, 2015

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 →
Flash Flood

San Juan, NM · Jul 7, 2015

Monsoon moisture firmly in place over New Mexico focused another round of very heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms. Storms with torrential rainfall and strong winds erupted over the state.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Curry, NM · Oct 7, 2015

The slow-moving upper level low pressure system that produced severe weather and flooding on the 4th and 5th delivered a deluge to eastern New Mexico on the 7th.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Curry, NM · Oct 7, 2015

The slow-moving upper level low pressure system that produced severe weather and flooding on the 4th and 5th delivered a deluge to eastern New Mexico on the 7th.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Roosevelt, NM · Oct 7, 2015

The slow-moving upper level low pressure system that produced severe weather and flooding on the 4th and 5th delivered a deluge to eastern New Mexico on the 7th.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Socorro, NM · Aug 2, 2015

An upper level high centered over far southeast New Mexico on the 2nd allowed the monsoon moisture plume to focus over much of the state. The subsequent afternoon and evening thunderstorms were slow-moving and, at times, strong to severe, producing areas of heavy rain, hail, and…

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

San Juan, NM · Aug 2, 2015

An upper level high centered over far southeast New Mexico on the 2nd allowed the monsoon moisture plume to focus over much of the state. The subsequent afternoon and evening thunderstorms were slow-moving and, at times, strong to severe, producing areas of heavy rain, hail, and…

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Lincoln, NM · Sep 9, 2015

The combination of moist, unstable southeast low level flow beneath dry and fast northwest flow aloft created an environment for isolated severe thunderstorms over portions of eastern New Mexico.

Read the full account →
Flood

San Juan, NM · Jun 11, 2015

An unseasonably moisture-rich atmosphere over the Four Corners region combined with a weak upper level low swirling east over the area to produce large hail and flooding.

Read the full account →
Flood

Santa Fe, NM · Jul 30, 2015

An upper level high east of the state and a surface backdoor cold front drew abundant moisture into northern and central New Mexico through the end of the 28th.

Read the full account →
Flood

Santa Fe, NM · Aug 10, 2015

A backdoor cold front pushed through the eastern plains during the afternoon and evening of the 10th, enhancing thunderstorm development along and east of the central mountains.

Read the full account →
← PreviousPage 39 of 39

View New Mexico flood zone data →