Flash Flood in Catron County, New Mexico

Spotter one-half mile west of Luna reported intense heavy rainfall with ditches around home overflowing. Reported they were trapped at home and unable to use road to leave. Power outage also reported.

A complex of thunderstorms that remained stationary over southeastern Roosevelt County produced very heavy rainfall during the very early morning hours of August 11th. After an initial round of heavy rainfall diminished another series of storms set up over the area during the predawn hours resulting in radar-derived precipitation amounts between 5 and 8 inches. Observers in the area verified extremely heavy rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches. Later this same day, a stationary complex of thunderstorms near Luna produced flash flooding in ditches, creeks, and drainages leading into the San Francisco River.