Flash Flood — Los Alamos, New Mexico

2001-08-11 · near Los Alamos, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Event narrative

Brief heavy rain and strong runoff caused more damage to North Road in Los Alamos where recent drainage upgrades and repairs were washed away. North Road continues to suffer damage with such rapid and high runoff from the burned areas of Pueblo Canyon which have not recovered from last years Cerro Grande fire storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5263411. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.