MONSOON SEASON IS JUST A FEW DAYS OLD IN NEW MEXICO, AND WE’RE ALREADY SEEING HOW DESTRUCTIVE FLASH FLOODING BROUGHT ON BY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE. A BOY SCOUT DIED IN A FLASH FLOOD AT THE PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH OVER THE WEEKEND. AND THE TOWN OF JEMEZ ALSO SAW DESTRUCTIVE FLASH FLOODING.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER TELLS 770 KKOB THESE FLOODS ARE EVEN WORSE IN AREAS WHERE VEGETATION HAS BEEN BURNED AWAY BY WILDFIRES.
