Flash Flood — Bernalillo, New Mexico

1999-06-16 · near Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico

Event narrative

Heavy rain of 2 inches in 45 minutes swamped streets and dry arroyos across northern Albuquerque. Over 100 new automobiles on a dealer lot were flooded by rapidly rising water. Poor or clogged drainage was partially to blame for these losses.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5702873. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.