Flash Flood — Santa Fe, New Mexico

2024-07-18 · near Glorieta, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Event narrative

KOB relayed a viewer report of flash flooding on NM Highway 50 near exit 299 near Glorieta, NM. There was a foot of water over the roadway.

Wider weather episode

A favorable placement of the monsoon high over NM and then shifting to the west allowed for an influx of moisture and instability over the state of NM. Daily rounds of of showers and storms starting over the higher terrain midday spreading to lower elevation in the evening before slowly dissipating overnight each day. There were several reports of flash flooding over portions of central NM and a few severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1184202. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.