NWS ABQ 2013 September Flooding-Valencia County

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Rainfall Summary: September 10-18, 2013

The table below is a comprehensive list of the more significant precipitation reports that were received for the 9-day event period.

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Location (source)	Precipitation Total (in)
Belen 9.3 SE (CoCoRaHS)	2.59
Bosque Farms 1 N (CoCoRaHS)	2.48
Los Lunas 3.5 E (CoCoRaHS)	2.45
Belen 5.1 SSE (CoCoRaHS)	2.36
Belen 1 NE (CoCoRaHS)	2.01
Los Lunas 3 SSW (COOP)	1.94
Belen Airport (AWOS)	1.56

Impact Summary

Location	Date	Summary
Countywide	09/10/2013	Numerous dirt and gravel roads across Valencia County were impassible and sandbags were requested due to heavy rainfall on the 10th.
Highland Meadows	09/13-09/14/2013	40 families were evacuated from Highland Meadow neighborhood due to flooding. A culvert 25' wide by 10' deep was completely destroyed and National Guard assisted recovery effort using mobile bridge. Another 20 families affected. A total of 7 structures were damaged in the mult-day event.

Hydrologic Summary

There are no reporting locations in the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service database within Valencia County therefore no hydrographs are available for review.