Flash Flood, Dona Ana
- When
- August 1, 3:50 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Dona Ana County, Las Cruces
- Coordinates
- 32.353, -106.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in New Mexico, August 1, 1997
A severe thunderstorm produced an estimated two inches of rain, significant street flooding, and downed a number of trees in the urban area. In addition, the public reported 3/4 inch hail in the downtown area.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 EPZ wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced an estimated two inches of rain, significant street flooding, and downed a number of trees in the urban area. In addition, the public reported 3/4 inch hail in the downtown area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, August 1 to 17, 1997
- Wildfire and Heat in California, August 1 to 7, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, August 1 to 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1997
- Hurricane and Flooding in Guam, August 1 to 30, 1997
- Drought in Pennsylvania, August 1 to 31, 1997
- Drought in New York, August 1 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, August 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, August 1 to 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oregon, August 1 to 24, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, August 1, 1997
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, August 1997
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: 5611132.