Flash Flood in McKinley County, New Mexico

Flash Flood September 2, 2016 · McKinley County, New Mexico

Deaths

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Father and daughter killed after entering a flooded arroyo.

The wider storm

A strong thunderstorm developed over the Chuska Mountains and moved northeast toward Tohatchi shortly before sunset. Locally heavy rainfall associated with this storm quickly filled arroyos in the area. Aschley Levier, 21, jumped into the arroyo to save a family dog that had fallen into the water. Witnesses say she had trouble with the strength of the water and her father, Jay Levier, 46, jumped in to save her. More than 100 volunteers searched for them through the overnight. Eventually they found the bodies of Aschley and Jay. The dog was found alive.

Began near Tohatchi (35.8559, -108.7641).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 648972. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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