| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
NEW MEXICO |
| County/Area |
SIERRA |
| WFO |
EPZ |
| Begin Date |
08/24/2009 21:25:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
12 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NW |
| Begin Location |
WINSTON |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
33.47/-107.79 |
| End Date |
08/24/2009 23:30:00 MST-7 |
| End Range |
13 |
| End Azimuth |
NW |
| End Location |
CHLORIDE |
| End Lat/Lon |
33.48/-107.81 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
75.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
An upper ridge axis was located over the southern plains, putting southern New Mexico under a deep, moist southerly flow. |
| Event Narrative |
Thunderstorms training over far northwestern Sierra County resulted in rainfall amounts of more than 5 inches. The Sierra County Emergency Manager reported a wall of water 12 feet high moved through the Poverty Creek area. One family was evacuated and an unoccupied trailer was washed away. |
