Flash Flood in Catron County, New Mexico

Flash Flood July 11, 2011 · Catron County, New Mexico

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An unnamed arroyo feeding into the San Francisco River became flooded near the Luna Post Office. The water was at least four feet high and washed away the porch steps of a nearby mobile home. The headwaters of the arroyo are located northwest of town, within the Wallow Fire burn scar.

The wider storm

Very high precipitable water values combined with modest instability allowed storms to develop across much of the state on the 11th. Strong storms near and over the Wallow Fire burn scar triggered flash flooding downstream near the town of Luna. The Luna RAWS picked up over one inch of rain.

Began near Luna (33.8214, -108.9604).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 309580. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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