| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain / Burn Area |
| State |
NEW MEXICO |
| County/Area |
SANDOVAL |
| WFO |
ABQ |
| Begin Date |
08/22/2011 13:10:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
9 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NNW |
| Begin Location |
COCHITI PUEBLO |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
35.72/-106.43 |
| End Date |
08/22/2011 15:00:00 MST-7 |
| End Range |
10 |
| End Azimuth |
WSW |
| End Location |
FRIJOLES |
| End Lat/Lon |
35.74/-106.44 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
3.00M |
| Crop Damage |
3.00M |
| Episode Narrative |
For the second day in a row, the southern portions of the Las Conchas burn scar was inundated with heavy rains as weak disturbances continued to round the western periphery of the upper high. Though storm coverage was less than on the 21st, slow storm motions resulted in significant impacts. Cochiti Canyon sustained the brunt of the flooding and damage as over 2 inches of rain fell on the headwaters. |
| Event Narrative |
During the damage survey of the previous days flooding, abundant rain above Cochiti Canyon resulted in another, more devastating flood, to Dixon's Apple Orchard which was witness first hand by the NWS Albuquerque Warning Coordination Meteorologist. The force of the flow was estimated to be 3 times as that of the previous days flood. At least 10 feet high, the width of the flood waters was approximately 100 yards wide. 20 to 40 percent more of the apple orchard was destroyed. Also, the main storage building that sustained damage in the previous days flood was wiped completely off its foundation. The semi truck that moved 200 yards before, was washed downstream and ended up in the Cochiti Lake Reservoir in pieces. |
