New Mexico, 1997

Flash Flooding in New Mexico, June 26 to 27, 1997

June 26 to 27, 1997 · NWS MAF · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:59 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Eddy

When
June 26, 11:00 PM MST to June 27, 3:00 AM MST
Where
Eddy County, 14 mi W of Carlsbad
Coordinates
32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains west of Carlsbad started arroyos running that covered State Highway 137. Several water crossings were 2 feet deep with running water.

Flash Flood, Eddy

When
June 27, 1:00 AM MST to 2:30 AM MST
Where
Eddy County, 1 mi W of Lakewood
Coordinates
32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

State Highway 381 flooded west of Lakewood at the northern branch of the Seven Rivers Arroyo crossing.

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.

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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: 5611608, 5611609.