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Flash Flood in Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Flash Flood September 22, 2014 · Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Local news station reporting that the body of a 58 year old man was found in the Santa Fe River after heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Reports say that he may have been sleeping in or near the river and drowned when he was swept away from rushing waters.
The wider storm
An upper level impulse moving very slowly northeast over New Mexico after multiple days of heavy rainfall produced areas of flash flooding yet again. A wave of heavy rainfall early in the day over Chaves County produced flash flooding along U.S. 285 north of Roswell. The most serious flash flooding occurred later in the day around Santa Fe as a slow-moving thunderstorm dropped more than 2 inches of rainfall. A 50-year-old man in the Santa Fe River was washed away and drowned by flood waters late in the evening of the 22nd.
Began near (saf)santa Fe Muni Airport (35.6397, -106.0658).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 537287. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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