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Why the 2024 Ruidoso wildfires made New Mexico vulnerable to catastrophic flooding
"The main reason was the South Fork Fire last year that burned directly west of Ruidoso," Grzywacz said. "The soil wasn't able to absorb any of the rainfall, and it runs right down into Ruidoso. Normally, if you had that vegetation still there, it could absorb it. For the Ruidoso monsoon season, it was above average rain but not record rainfall."
New Mexico flash flooding kills 3 in a mountain village
Santa Fe, N.M. — Three people were killed when monsoon rains triggered flash flooding in a New Mexico village, sending walls of water, mud and debris rushing down mountainsides that have been repeatedly scarred over recent years by wildfires and post-fire flooding.
At least three people were killed by historic flash floods in a New Mexico mountain community that suffered devastating ...
Flash flooding from torrential rain killed at least three people Tuesday afternoon and prompted dozens of rescues in the ...
After the prescribed burn escaped its perimeter, it was dubbed the Hermit’s Peak Fire. Then it merged with the Calf Canyon ...
The resort village of Ruidoso was under a flash flood emergency as slow-moving storms left people trapped in homes and ...
Storm reports from the National Weather Service office in Albuquerque indicate floodwaters have reached homes and several ...
The neighbouring state of Texas also experienced a major flood just a few days earlier, but with a very different outcome.
Officials in southern New Mexico say the number of homes destroyed and damaged by a deadly flash flood will only rise as ...
Monsoon rains in southern New Mexico triggered flash flooding that killed three people in a village that is a popular summer retreat, officials said.
The Turkey Feather Fire and the Chicken Fire could merge after burning thousands of acres already in the Gila Wilderness.
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