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Flash flooding kills 3 in New Mexico as Southwest storms drench region

Unusually potent storms dropped a month's rain in hours, triggering deadly flash floods across Arizona and New Mexico.

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What to know

  • Three people—two adults and one juvenile—were killed by flash flooding near Newcomb on the Navajo Nation early Wednesday morning after intense rainfall.
  • Storms dropped more than a month's average rainfall in just hours, with over 3 inches falling in three hours north of Phoenix, triggering widespread water rescues.
  • The flooding occurred during the Southwest monsoon season and was enhanced by a tropical disturbance from the Gulf of California; drier air is expected to reduce the flood threat by Friday.

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren Local leader responding to deaths

Flash flooding kills 3 in New Mexico as Southwest storms drench region
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    Intense rainfall and flooding across Arizona

    Storms dropped more than a month's worth of rain in just a few hours north of Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon, causing the flooding that killed three people in New Mexico.

    “There are no words that can ease the pain of losing a loved one so suddenly, and our hearts are especially heavy knowing that three lives were lost.”
    — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, Navajo Nation President · source
    • obtener@mastodon.world

      "Unusually potent storms triggered flash # floods across the normally arid Southwest that killed at least three people and forced water rescues. "The storms dropped more than a month's worth of rain in just a few hours north of Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon and caused flash flooding that killed three people in New Mexico." CNN https://www…

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    Three people killed by flooding near Newcomb

    Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. local time to reports of three people washed away by flooding near Newcomb, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation. Police found two adults and one juvenile, all pronounced dead.

  3. background

    Rainfall begins near Newcomb, New Mexico — Rain began around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and fell intermittently until just after midnight. The area received 0.5 to 1 inch of rain, with most falling within an hour Tuesday evening.

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