Flash Flood in Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Flash Flood August 15, 2006 · Dona Ana County, New Mexico

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

$500K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

Runoff from heavy rains over the nearby Sierra De Las Uvas Mountains caused the Placitas Arroyo to breach, which sent a wall of water into the town of Hatch. Up to 4 feet of water entered business and residences. Mandatory evacuations of several hundred residents took place, including 150 people from an apartment complex which eventually had to be condemned. All roads into and within Hatch were closed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5530610. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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