Flash Flood in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Flash Flood June 28, 2025 · Lincoln County, New Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reports the closure of the bridge at Main Rd. and Fox Drive over the Rio Ruidoso from burn scar flash flooding off the South Fork burn scar.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Ruidoso (33.3372, -105.7043).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1258708. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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