Flash Flood — Catron, New Mexico

2013-09-01 · near Mogollon, Catron, New Mexico

Event narrative

Bursum Road closed from near Mogollon east about 10 miles due to debris and flooding over the roadway.

Wider weather episode

A deep surge of monsoonal moisture allowed for numerous showers and thunderstorms to impact New Mexico on the afternoon of the 1st. Heavy rainfall over the Whitewater- Baldy burn scar in Catron County forced flood debris onto Bursum Road over a several mile stretch east of Mogollon. Another storm around Edgewood washed out a portion of a roadway and caused damage to a barn.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 466210. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.