An upper level trough spread abundant subtropical moisture into much of southern New Mexico. Since snow levels were high (above 8000 feet), the result was up to two inches of rain on an existing snowpack.
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The episode as NWS EPZ wrote it up.
An upper level trough spread abundant subtropical moisture into much of southern New Mexico. Since snow levels were high (above 8000 feet), the result was up to two inches of rain on an existing snowpack. The excessive runoff due to heavy rain and snowmelt led to the flooding of streams feeding into the Gila River.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 28, 5:10 AM MST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 553 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-291300- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 553 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LANDS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WITH 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL BE VERY SLOW TO WEAKEN DURING THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY BREEZY WINDS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE A PARADE OF UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain (2 inches) on a snowpack led to a flood wave which badly damaged highway bridges south of Gila Hot Springs. Highway 15 was impassable for several hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, January 2008
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 76340.