Flash Flood in Mora County, New Mexico

Flash Flood August 3, 2024 · Mora County, New Mexico

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Local law enforcement reported flash flooding just outside of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar along NM 434 at mile marker 3 that closed the road.

The wider storm

Daytime heating combining with high moisture content underneath the monsoon high resulted in slow moving shower and thunderstorm activity each and every day first across the mountains ranges in the afternoon before spreading to surrounding lower elevations during the evening and early overnight hours. Some thunderstorms resulted in burn scar flash flooding on the South Fork burn scar just west of Ruidoso on June 2nd, and from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar on August 3rd.

Began near Mora (36.0014, -105.3070).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1189587. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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