Flash Flood, Lincoln
- When
- September 12, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Tinnie
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 33.745, -105.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in New Mexico, September 12, 1996
The Rio Hondo climbed as much as 6 feet above bankfull following heavy rains over eastern Lincoln county. Amounts of 4-6 inches in 24 hours were recorded in the area from Hondo to Picacho.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
The Rio Hondo climbed as much as 6 feet above bankfull following heavy rains over eastern Lincoln county. Amounts of 4-6 inches in 24 hours were recorded in the area from Hondo to Picacho. Damage was limited mainly to numerous washouts of low water road crossings, but some utilities were washed out at a new R.V. park near Tinnie. No injuries were reported, but several vehicles were trapped between arroyos for as long as 10 hours. A few residents were unable to return home for 2 days because of the severe road damage.
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5568519.