Debris Flow — Bernalillo, New Mexico

2025-06-26 · near Chilili, Bernalillo, New Mexico

$25K

Property damage

Event narrative

Debris flows were reported running off the South Fork burn scar in Ruidoso along Main Road at Bridge 2, over the roadway at Cedar Creek Dr. and Half Circle Dr., and from a mudslide in the Upper Canyon area from N. Loop Dr. to McDaniel Drive. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. Damage is an estimate.

Wider weather episode

Despite a relative downtick in monsoon moisture over the weekend, slow storm motions of thunderstorms developing near or directly over the Ruidoso area burn scars resulted in flash flooding on June 26th and 28th. Swift moving water was reported to run down the Rio Ruidoso on the 26th, destroyed one small bridge crossing in the Upper Canyon area. Similar burn scar flash flooding resulted in the closure of the bridge at Main Road and Fox Drive on the 28th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1258703. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.