Flash Flood in Catron County, New Mexico

Flash Flood August 26, 2012 · Catron County, New Mexico

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Eight feet flow of water within Silver Creek washed debris over Highway 159 and surrounding bridges and yards.

The wider storm

Isolated slow-moving thunderstorms across the Sangre de Cristo and Mogollon Mountains produced localized heavy rainfall. Flash flooding was reported along Interstate 25 near Glorieta and within the town of Mogollon along highway 159.

Began near Mogollon (33.3985, -108.7998).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 395164. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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