Flash Flood in McKinley County, New Mexico

Flash Flood July 13, 2015 · McKinley County, New Mexico

Death

$15K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A truck was found crushed by a large boulder at the base of a 30-ft deep arroyo in Superman Canyon. The body of the man operating the vehicle was discovered 3 miles downstream at White Cliff.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall developed along the Interstate 40 corridor between Gallup and the Continental Divide. Slow-moving thunderstorms produced 1 to 2 inches of rainfall over already saturated soils in the area. A particularly intense burst of rainfall to the northeast of Gallup, New Mexico resulted in a flash flood within Superman Canyon. Local law enforcement determined that the body of a man found several miles downstream from a crushed pickup truck was the result of this flash flood.

Began near Springstead (35.5976, -108.5798).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 585781. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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