Flash Flood, Colfax
- When
- July 8, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Colfax County, 17 mi SW of Raton
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.606, -104.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A car was washed off the road southwest of Raton.
Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, July 8, 1998
Isolated strong thunderstorms moved across northeastern New Mexico producing brief heavy rain, downbursts of 55 to 70 mph and mostly small hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 4
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.
Isolated strong thunderstorms moved across northeastern New Mexico producing brief heavy rain, downbursts of 55 to 70 mph and mostly small hail.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Quay
- When
- July 8, 5:22 PM MST
- Where
- Quay County, Logan
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -103.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Guadalupe
- When
- July 8, 5:24 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe County, Pastura
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -104.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- July 8, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Union County, Amistad
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -103.150
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, July 8 to 10, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Montana, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 8, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kansas, July 8 to 9, 1998
- Flooding in Missouri, July 8 to 12, 1998
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, July 1998
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: 5661894, 5661895, 5661896, 5661897.