Santa Fe storm history

Heavy rain in the Santa Fe area caused the arroyos to fill up, and unfortunately, one man was found dead in the arroyo near Cerrillos and Rodeo. According to the Santa Fe emergency manager, the flooding within the arroyo was thought to be a contributing factor to the individual's…

A lightning strike in Albuquerque at the Ladera and Unser transfer station resulted in a massive power outage across central New Mexico leaving roughly 135,000 customers without power. During this outage, a motorcyclist that was stopped at a dark traffic light in Santa Fe was rea…

Local news station reporting that the body of a 58 year old man was found in the Santa Fe River after heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Reports say that he may have been sleeping in or near the river and drowned when he was swept away from rushing waters.

The body of an adult female was recovered from an arroyo on the south side of Santa Fe during the late evening hours. Additionally, one to two feet of water was reported on some roads on the south side of Santa Fe. Rainfall reports ranged from 0.50-1.41. Dry arroyos and streams i…

Flash flooding struck the northeast part of Santa Fe. Arroyos became torrents and overflowed their banks in some instances. Major street flooding ensued in some locations, especially along Lorenzo Road which saw mud deposited two feet deep. One man drowned when he was swept down …

Snow squall. A snow squall with associated lightning resulted in a peak wind gust of 70 mph at the Santa Fe airport. These high winds caused significant damage to parked aircraft with one lightweight aircraft flipped over and five others damaged. One hangar door was ripped off wh…

Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms resulted in Dry Creek Road to County Road 84 near the Rio Pojoaque to become impassable due to water over the roadways. Additionally, the intersection at the end of NM 502 and Cities of Gold Road in Pojoaque became impassible due to 4 feet of wat…

Deputy City Manager reported a collapsed sidewalk at the intersection of Corte de Princesa and Camino Consuela along the Arroyo de los Pinos in Sante Fe. Damage is an estimate.

A spotter in Edgewood observed quarter to half dollar size hail from a severe thunderstorm.

Flood waters flowing over the roadway from nearby arroyo along Quail Trail near Maple Road.

A trained spotter in southwest Santa Fe observed nickel size hail from a strong thunderstorm.

A trained spotter near the Santa Fe Plaza observed lots of accumulating penny size hail from a strong thunderstorm.

Penny to quarter size hail was observed by a spotter in the Eldorado at Santa Fe neighborhood.

Nickel size hail in Santa Fe.

Quarter size hail north of Edgewood.

Quarter size hail near Edgewood, NM.

A line of strong storms dropped penny size hail across Santa Fe.

A severe storm dropped quarter size hail just northeast of Moriarty.

Large sycamore tree limbs up to 2 inches in diameter were snapped near the Santa Fe Railyards.

Social media video shows a road washed out at intersection near E. Frontage Road and Bar D 4 Road near Santa Cruz south of Espanola. Road repair cost is an estimate.

KOB relayed a viewer report of flash flooding on NM Highway 50 near exit 299 near Glorieta, NM. There was a foot of water over the roadway.

NMDOT reported difficulty driving on NM Highway 50 between mile markers 1 and 3 due to standing water and debris over the roadway.

A NMDOT mesonet station along I-25 at La Bajada measured a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph.

Trained spotters reported quarter to ping pong ball size near Cedar Grove and along Frost Road and State Road 344 from a severe thunderstorm.

Power lines down in Edgewood along Interstate 40 due to strong straight line winds from a severe thunderstorm.

Trained spotters in Madrid and Los Cerillos reported dime to half dollar size hail from a severe thunderstorm that dented vehicles and broke house windows. Hail accumulations of up to 3 inches deep covered the ground. Damage is an estimate.

A mesonet station at La Bajada Hill along Interstate 40 recorded a wind gust of 70 mph from a severe thunderstorm.

Penny sized hail fell 8 miles south-southeast of Frijoles in association with a supercell in northwest Santa Fe County.

A Forest Service employee spotted a funnel cloud near Edgewood around 445pm MDT on October 4, 2022.

Thunderstorm outflow winds caused a 65 mph wind gust at a public weather station near Golden.

Thunderstorm outflow winds caused a 67 mph wind gust measured by a public weather station near Stanley.

Brief heavy rain near El Rancho caused the arroyos to run, and a truck somehow got stuck within the arroyo.

A reporter for the Santa Fe New Mexican relayed reports of flash flooding on the Medio burn scar. A large work truck was found destroyed from the flood waters, and large boulders and trees were moved and found in the streambed. The date of this event was not clear, and thus date …

Heavy rain caused 4 to 6 inches of fast moving water to impact the intersection of Frost and Broken Arrow near Sedillo. No damages were reported.

A trained spotter near Edgewood reported that their home was inundated with water from flash flooding. Damages are estimated.

Video shared by local broadcast media on Twitter showed flash flooding and mud flow along County Road 117S in Nambe. There are no known damages.

Video shared by local broadcast media shows raging water in a rural part of Pojoaque. Time is estimated based on radar data. No damage reported.

Heavy rain of 2 to 3 inches near Lamy and Glorieta caused flash flooding in the area. A CoCoRaHS observer reported that this heavy rain flooded the arroyo in their backyard, forming a lake. Video shared by local broadcast media also showed flash flooding through a property at La …

Heavy rain in the Tesuque and Chupadero areas resulted in flash flooding. North-northwest of Tesuque, an arroyo overflowed its banks and flooded a backyard near the intersection of Tesuque Village Road and Highway 592. Flash flooding and mud flow also trapped 15 cars in a Tesuque…

Heavy rain near Lamy caused Old Lamy Trail Road to nearly wash out by the Legal Tender Saloon. Three to four feet of water was also reported along the railroad. Damages are estimated.

A National Weather Service employee in Madrid measured 1.85 inches of rain from a thunderstorm producing heavy rain. This led to flash flooding along New Mexico State Road 14 in Madrid and south of Los Cerillos along with mud and other debris washed onto the roadway. Damages are …

Multiple sources reported flooding around Eldorado as an intense thunderstorm produced rain rates of about 4 to 5 inches per hour. A CoCoRaHS observer in Eldorado reported 2.03 inches of rain with 1.1 inches of that falling in just 45 minutes. The heavy rainfall flooded arroyos a…

Law enforcement reported that water was flowing over County Road 84 and Reservation Road 101 around Pojoaque which forced the closure of the roadways. Water was also reported to be flowing across New Mexico State Road 503 in Nambe, but it was not closed. No damages are known.

Trained spotters near Jaconita reported flash flooding in the area from heavy rain. The spotters' truck became stuck in the flood waters and mud flow, but no injuries were reported. Damages are estimated for water damage to the truck.

A trained spotter near Stanley reported one inch hail from a severe thunderstorm tracking southward through the area.

A public weather station near Sandia Airpark measured a 63 mph wind gust from a severe thunderstorm tracking southward through the area.

Multiple observers reported one inch hail from a severe thunderstorm near Santa Fe.

A lightning strike resulted in a structure fire in Edgewood during the early morning hours of July 6th. The fire destroyed a shed, a porch, and a fifth wheel RV. Damages are estimated for the loss of the property.

An ASOS station in Santa Fe measured a 59 mph wind gust associated outflow boundaries from nearby showers. Numerous observers in the Santa Fe area and along Interstate 25 reported reduced visibility less than a mile from the dust picked up by the high winds.