New Mexico, 2000Flash Flooding in New Mexico, August 28, 2000
August 28, 2000 · NWS ABQ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Sandoval
- When
- August 28, 6:15 PM MST to 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Sandoval County, Cuba
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.689, -106.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several apartments were flooded after mud and debris clogged a small arroyo and water overflowed into nearby buildings.
Flash Flood, Los Alamos
- When
- August 28, 6:30 PM MST to 6:55 PM MST
- Where
- Los Alamos County, Los Alamos
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.869, -106.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy storm water runoff flooded Guaje and Garcia Canyons below the Cerro Grande Burn area during a burst of 1 inch rainfall.
- 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.
- Heat in Missouri, August 28 to 31, 20001 death · 125 injured · 10 events
- Heat in Oklahoma, August 28, 20001 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, August 28, 2000$70,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 28, 2000$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 29 events
- Heat in Missouri, August 28 to 31, 200025 events
- Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, August 28, 2000$500 · 1.25 in hail · 10 events
- Flooding in New Jersey, August 28, 20005 events
- Hail in Georgia, August 28, 20001.75 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, August 28, 20002 events
- Flash Flooding in Colorado, August 28, 20002 events
- Hail in North Dakota, August 28, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in North Dakota, August 28, 20000.75 in hail · 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: 5156126, 5156127.