New Mexico, 1997Flash Flood in New Mexico, September 21, 1997
September 21, 1997 · NWS ABQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
Flash Flood, McKinley
- When
- September 21, 5:10 PM MST
- Where
- McKinley County, 13 mi SW of Gallup
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.581, -108.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 30-year man drowned while trying to cross the Hunters Point arroyo on Navajo Tribal lands southwest of Gallup. Two men and their vehicle became bogged in the arroyo. The survivor reported being hit by three waves of water and mud. The last wave separated the victim from the vehicle. His body was recovered 7 miles downstream.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Colorado, September 21, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 21, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Colorado, September 21, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, September 21, 19971.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Utah, September 21, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, September 21, 1997$10,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 21, 19971 event
- Flash Flood in Colorado, September 21, 1997$8,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Colorado, September 21, 1997$8,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Hawaii, September 21, 19971 event
- Flash Flood in Colorado, September 21, 1997$4,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, September 21, 1997$10,000 · 1 event
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: 5617498.