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Flash Flood Warning
2026-10-29T16:30:00-06:00

At 306 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Salt Burn Scar. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the Salt burn scar will impact Fence Canyon, Snow Canyon, Bear Canyon and Turkey Spring Canyon as well as Highway 70 and the Rio Ruidoso through Ruidoso Downs. Impacts may also occur downstream of Ruidoso Downs along the Rio Ruidoso. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Salt Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Salt Burn Scar. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Glencoe and Hollywood. Increased flow along the Rio Ruidoso from Hollywood to Glencoe may lead to minor river flooding.

Rio Ruidoso At Hollywood, Nm Historical Data

Historical Data


Streamflow Range


Date Average 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
01-01 10.04
01-02 8.91
01-03 8.71
01-04 6.65
01-05 9.17
01-06 9.07
01-07 11.64
01-08 11.3
01-09 8.49
01-10 8.68
01-11 9.39
01-12 9.45
01-13 9.84
01-14 9.53
01-15 9.47
01-16 9.96
01-17 8.62
01-18 9.44
01-19 8.42
01-20 8.5
01-21 8.84
01-22 8.88
01-23 9.02
01-24 9.72
01-25 9.67
01-26 6.69
01-27 6.47
01-28 8.64
01-29 8.81
01-30 8.51
01-31 8.71
02-01 8.76
02-02 11.12
02-03 9.07
02-04 9.38
02-05 9.05
02-06 9.96
02-07 10.76
02-08 10.0
02-09 9.47
02-10 9.88
02-11 10.37
02-12 10.19
02-13 11.27
02-14 11.84
02-15 12.45
02-16 18.93
02-17 27.18
02-18 20.22
02-19 15.66
02-20 20.35
02-21 17.37
02-22 17.05
02-23 18.99
02-24 17.71
02-25 15.33
02-26 14.61
02-27 15.13
02-28 13.99
02-29 14.47
03-01 13.98
03-02 14.94
03-03 15.85
03-04 16.45
03-05 16.78
03-06 16.47
03-07 15.82
03-08 15.65
03-09 18.56
03-10 18.79
03-11 17.65
03-12 18.86
03-13 22.25
03-14 25.38
03-15 22.67
03-16 23.02
03-17 22.44
03-18 22.53
03-19 22.61
03-20 19.86
03-21 19.08
03-22 17.43
03-23 19.36
03-24 20.4
03-25 21.19
03-26 18.5
03-27 19.12
03-28 20.77
03-29 20.21
03-30 19.43
03-31 19.14
04-01 19.1
04-02 19.07
04-03 18.49
04-04 19.36
04-05 19.04
04-06 19.06
04-07 18.78
04-08 19.2
04-09 19.09
04-10 19.77
04-11 19.81
04-12 20.62
04-13 21.2
04-14 18.61
04-15 16.05
04-16 14.68
04-17 14.11
04-18 14.97
04-19 14.07
04-20 14.36
04-21 14.01
04-22 14.3
04-23 15.61
04-24 14.6
04-25 15.53
04-26 15.06
04-27 15.14
04-28 15.02
04-29 15.42
04-30 14.28
05-01 13.3
05-02 13.5
05-03 13.33
05-04 12.8
05-05 12.24
05-06 12.05
05-07 11.53
05-08 10.49
05-09 10.82
05-10 10.8
05-11 10.17
05-12 11.42
05-13 10.69
05-14 11.36
05-15 10.8
05-16 11.46
05-17 11.42
05-18 12.14
05-19 11.08
05-20 11.04
05-21 11.23
05-22 11.58
05-23 10.92
05-24 10.62
05-25 9.52
05-26 9.42
05-27 8.57
05-28 6.71
05-29 7.74
05-30 7.7
05-31 7.47
06-01 7.39
06-02 7.12
06-03 7.31
06-04 7.17
06-05 7.37
06-06 8.42
06-07 8.47
06-08 7.27
06-09 7.42
06-10 7.46
06-11 6.44
06-12 5.27
06-13 5.36
06-14 5.12
06-15 6.03
06-16 6.05
06-17 5.57
06-18 5.41
06-19 5.1
06-20 5.52
06-21 5.94
06-22 5.21
06-23 5.92
06-24 5.48
06-25 6.27
06-26 5.81
06-27 6.4
06-28 6.98
06-29 7.55
06-30 9.22
07-01 7.93
07-02 9.5
07-03 11.16
07-04 10.57
07-05 9.71
07-06 11.83
07-07 17.86
07-08 13.68
07-09 19.44
07-10 12.99
07-11 11.95
07-12 9.7
07-13 9.45
07-14 8.78
07-15 7.26
07-16 7.42
07-17 8.0
07-18 10.36
07-19 6.99
07-20 6.91
07-21 13.41
07-22 7.99
07-23 8.66
07-24 7.67
07-25 10.46
07-26 9.56
07-27 14.58
07-28 10.41
07-29 9.65
07-30 7.02
07-31 8.23
08-01 9.85
08-02 9.4
08-03 8.63
08-04 13.09
08-05 7.43
08-06 8.5
08-07 7.42
08-08 6.84
08-09 6.72
08-10 9.5
08-11 8.54
08-12 10.46
08-13 13.71
08-14 11.96
08-15 11.51
08-16 10.8
08-17 10.32
08-18 15.65
08-19 15.65
08-20 13.23
08-21 19.56
08-22 18.76
08-23 14.06
08-24 14.99
08-25 14.29
08-26 12.7
08-27 14.63
08-28 15.81
08-29 13.06
08-30 13.24
08-31 11.83
09-01 12.06
09-02 11.56
09-03 10.7
09-04 10.37
09-05 11.8
09-06 12.11
09-07 12.64
09-08 13.33
09-09 12.64
09-10 15.84
09-11 15.01
09-12 20.63
09-13 21.47
09-14 25.17
09-15 20.78
09-16 18.46
09-17 17.0
09-18 21.43
09-19 17.9
09-20 18.44
09-21 19.21
09-22 17.85
09-23 24.9
09-24 22.58
09-25 19.7
09-26 19.7
09-27 18.94
09-28 19.45
09-29 19.96
09-30 26.05
10-01 22.89
10-02 22.52
10-03 22.93
10-04 35.35
10-05 34.21
10-06 33.79
10-07 29.25
10-08 30.11
10-09 27.25
10-10 25.38
10-11 25.3
10-12 24.22
10-13 24.2
10-14 24.26
10-15 24.38
10-16 14.96
10-17 12.54
10-18 11.88
10-19 12.36
10-20 12.68
10-21 13.57
10-22 12.16
10-23 12.79
10-24 17.14
10-25 17.57
10-26 18.0
10-27 16.25
10-28 15.05
10-29 13.91
10-30 13.13
10-31 12.81
11-01 13.76
11-02 13.22
11-03 11.9
11-04 12.67
11-05 13.22
11-06 12.29
11-07 13.24
11-08 11.86
11-09 11.97
11-10 11.4
11-11 11.05
11-12 11.66
11-13 11.01
11-14 10.72
11-15 10.17
11-16 11.18
11-17 11.21
11-18 10.05
11-19 10.23
11-20 9.77
11-21 7.62
11-22 7.38
11-23 7.49
11-24 7.58
11-25 7.64
11-26 7.32
11-27 8.98
11-28 6.83
11-29 11.39
11-30 9.95
12-01 9.02
12-02 8.51
12-03 7.6
12-04 8.36
12-05 9.74
12-06 9.95
12-07 9.39
12-08 9.35
12-09 8.99
12-10 8.82
12-11 8.53
12-12 8.75
12-13 8.75
12-14 8.13
12-15 6.86
12-16 6.67
12-17 8.03
12-18 7.94
12-19 8.27
12-20 6.52
12-21 6.3
12-22 8.23
12-23 7.75
12-24 8.1
12-25 7.92
12-26 8.26
12-27 8.26
12-28 8.71
12-29 6.78
12-30 9.11
12-31 8.54

Annual Peak Streamflow


Seasonal Comparison


Oceanic Nino Index