Flash Flood — Mora, New Mexico

2024-08-03 · near Mora, Mora, New Mexico

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.