Flash Flood — Roosevelt, New Mexico

2025-08-11 · near Portales, Roosevelt, New Mexico

Event narrative

Flooded roadways around 18th Street and Kilgore Avenue from heavy rainfall.

Wider weather episode

Abundant moisture pushed up to the east slopes of the central mountain chain of New Mexico. Combined with daytime heating, this initiated severe thunderstorms along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains southward along the central highlands. These storms progressed eastward over the eastern plains of NM toward the TX border producing severe hail ranging from nickels to half-dollar size. Flash flooding was also reported from locally heavy rainfall near Portales, and over the Blue 2 burn scar north of Ruidoso.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1272395. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.