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Flash Flood in McKinley County, New Mexico
Flash Flood July 15, 2018 · McKinley County, New Mexico
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Flood waters running over SR-566 between mile markers 5 and 6.
The wider storm
Near record levels of moisture across New Mexico along with weak steering flow and strong afternoon heating led to the development of showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall. The first thunderstorms of the day developed around the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and resulted in flash flooding on the Ute Park burn scar. Heavy rainfall around Church Rock led to more flooding along State Road 566. The focus for flash flooding shifted into the late evening hours of the 15th when heavy thunderstorms impacted Socorro County. The area around San Antonio was particularly hard hit resulting in the closure of U.S. Highway 380.
Began near Church Rock (35.5969, -108.5660).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 758474. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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