Flash Flood — Sandoval, New Mexico

2022-08-09 · near Placitas, Sandoval, New Mexico

$20K

Property damage

Event narrative

Heavy rain near Golden caused flash flooding on Puertocito Road, forcing the closure of the roadway with debris and large boulders rendering it unpassable. Time of the report is estimated based on radar. Damages are estimated.

Wider weather episode

Another active monsoon day was in store for northern and central New Mexico on August 9, 2022. As is typical, thunderstorms first developed over the high terrain areas before becoming more widespread as the day progressed. Some of these thunderstorms were more robust and produced heavy rainfall which led to flash flooding. Most notably for the day, the McBride burn scar near Ruidoso was hit hard with flash flooding. Road closures from debris flow were also reported near Golden.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1037369. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.