Weather service: 3 inches of rain hit area north of Glorieta
Jul. 17—Storms that weather forecasters warned could produce flooding and dangerous weather hit portions of Central New Mexico on Wednesday afternoon, bringing some heavy rainfall to northeastern Santa Fe County.
A flash flood warning was in effect Wednesday for northeastern Santa Fe County and northwestern San Miguel County. Storms produced over 2 inches of rain near Glorieta, and the National Weather Service warned in a social media post of "likely occurring or imminent" flash flooding in the area.
"We did have one report of some standing water and debris on the road just southeast of Glorieta. That is the current extent that we know of any potential flash flooding, damage-wise," Carter Greulich, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, said.
"The radar indicated that nearly 3 inches [of rain] fell in that area," he added.
Andrew Church, another meteorologist with the weather service, also said the areas north and northeast of Glorieta received about 3 inches of rain.
Gruelich said some of the highest rainfall totals Wednesday afternoon were in and around the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire burn scar.
Santa Fe County spokeswoman Olivia Romo said the county had not received any 911 calls related to flooding, adding public safety officials were "poised to respond" should they become aware of an issue.
A flood watch is in effect for Santa Fe and much of Central New Mexico through Thursday morning as the monsoon continues. The area where the flood watch is in effect includes Santa Fe, Pecos, Las Vegas, N.M., and Albuquerque and extends south to Socorro and Ruidoso. It also included the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo mountains and the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire burn scar.
"The highest concern is a flooding risk with all of the storms with slow and erratic motions sitting over areas for 30 to 60 minutes, dropping a few inches of rain and causing flash flooding potential," said Greulich.
The storms brought more than 2 inches of rain south of Rowe along Interstate 25 and N.M. 34, the weather service posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
