New Mexico, 1999

Flash Flooding in New Mexico, August 1 to 2, 1999

August 1 to 2, 1999 · NWS ABQ · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$900,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 Albuquerque radar (KABX), 203 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:00 UTC.

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Event by event

5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, San Juan

When
August 1, 3:00 PM MST to August 2, 9:00 PM MST
Where
San Juan County, Bloomfield
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.509, -108.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

After a series of moderate rain showers, ditches and small arroyos which were clogged with mud and debris, overflowed with water and mud damaging about 5 homes and also closing streets into some neighbourhoods.

Flash Flood, Rio Arriba

When
August 2, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Rio Arriba County, Los Ojos
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.510, -106.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several county roads were washed out near Los Ojos.

Flash Flood, Sandoval

When
August 2, 7:00 PM MST to 8:30 PM MST
Where
Sandoval County, Rio Rancho
Property damage
$600,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.689, -106.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy road and arroyo erosion developed during heavy rain across northwest Rio Rancho and south central Sandoval County. Soaking rains the previous 3-4 days had set the stage for fast and heavy runoff conditions. No injuries were reported. Damage was confined to washout of large culverts and severe erosion of dirt roads and driveway entrances in the housing developments on the northwest edge of Rio Rancho. Heavy erosion severely damaged the Rio Rancho Land Fill with 2 large tractors buried and lost in large mud flows.

Flash Flood, Sandoval

When
August 2, 7:15 PM MST
Where
Sandoval County, 10 mi W of Bernalillo
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.689, -106.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding of Pena Blanca Arroyo reported by Sheriff.

Flash Flood, Bernalillo

When
August 2, 7:30 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Bernalillo County, Albuquerque
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.051, -106.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water ponding into some apartments and homes on Albuquerque west side.

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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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: 5719288, 5719289, 5719287, 5719285, 5719286.