As Ruidoso weathers the storm after a historic flash flood raised the namesake river’s crest to 20 feet on Tuesday afternoon, National Weather Service officials say there may be more

Around 2 p.m. meteorologists and local officials urged the public to seek higher ground in Ruidoso and the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the South Fork Fire burn scar until 4 p.m., saying slow-moving thunderstorms had formed over the area.

Senator Heinrich said the increase in severity of climate events, like the ones happening here in Ruidoso with the fires and floods, has to come with a change in how resources and recovery efforts are allocated.

Ruidoso officials announced in a Thursday morning news conference that they fear more rain on Saturday may bring flooding to the area again. "The threat of rain is imminent," Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said.

"The main reason was the South Fork Fire last year that burned directly west of Ruidoso," Grzywacz said. "The soil wasn't able to absorb any of the rainfall, and it runs right down into Ruidoso. Normally, if you had that vegetation still there, it could absorb it. For the Ruidoso monsoon season, it was above average rain but not record rainfall."

The city of Ruidoso, N.M., hammered by wildfires and flash flooding last summer, experienced damaging flooding July 8 after heavy monsoonal rains. The floodwaters impacted homes and businesses, including the racetrack,

RUIDOSO, N.M. – Ruidoso is breathing a sigh of relief after a storm system that threatened severe flooding moved, only hitting the village with some showers and sprinkles Wednesday. For some ...

Severe thunderstorms will head east by Saturday, impacting eastern Michigan and parts of northern Indiana. Rain from 1 to 2 inches is possible as the system tracks east, but some areas could see isolated amounts of 3 to 5 inches through the weekend.

As monsoon rain heads into the Ruidoso area, burn scars left behind from last year's South Fork and Salt Fire have the potential to turn even the smallest amount of rain into dangerous runoff, especially in flood-prone areas.. Thunderstorms are expected to continue over the Sacramento Mountains on Friday, June 20, with more moisture moving into the region over the weekend and into next week ...

Recovery efforts began in Ruidoso on Wednesday following Tuesday's deadly flash flooding, which decimated the area.