Flash Flood — Bernalillo, New Mexico

2025-09-28 · near Kirtland Afb, Bernalillo, New Mexico

$50K

Property damage

Event narrative

A post on social media showed flooded roadways in some neighborhoods on Kirtland Air Force Base. Time and location are an estimate based on radar and the photos in the social media post.

Wider weather episode

A troughing pattern from the Pacific brought in a late season monsoon burst of moisture to the Desert Southwest. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over portions of the state with more locally heavy rainfall events occurring from the abundant monsoon moisture. Flash flooding was observed in several locations ranging from near El Malpais south of Grants, NM, in Navajo Nation west of Crownpoint, and in Tijeras east of Albuquerque. One woman was reportedly swept away from flash flooding south of Gallup near Red Rock.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1289280. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.