The flash flood emergency was triggered at 3 p.m. in Ruidoso on Tuesday, July 8. Swift water teams were out conducting rescues, officials said.

In a span of 90 minutes Tuesday, torrential rainfall triggered record flooding as village officials were in the middle of a scheduled meeting.

The Village of Ruidoso knows the catastrophes they could face when it rains in the massive burn scar areas. The village has been preparing for monsoon season with emergency

New Mexico’s National Weather Service forecast offices are facing a significant drop in staffing amid a summer monsoon season that has spawned tragedies like the flooding that claimed the lives

El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson expressed condolences following the Tuesday, July 8, flash flood in Ruidoso that killed three people, including two children from a Fort Bliss family.

RUIDOSO – Flooding from rains along the burn scars of last year’s South Fork and Salt fires caused major damage and destruction along the Ruidoso River Tuesday, washing away homes, trapping people in structures, and flooding Ruidoso Downs Racetrack.

The flash flood emergency was declared about 3 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service in Albuquerque.