Shortly after the largest wildfire in New Mexico history, a flash flood in July 2022 sent water raging through burn-scarred Tecolote Creek in rural San Miguel County.

The mountain village of Ruidoso has returned to the grim rituals of rebuilding from flash flooding. Crews are working to clear twisted metal, broken trees and muddy debris from streets and homes days after monsoon rains triggered a deadly flash flood in southern New Mexico.

"It happened so fast that we thought it would stop," Castro said, "Then the water starts rising and you're just watching it and thinking 'what are we going to do.'" Castro said rain initially began falling during her commute from work around 5 p.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for areas near the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Burn Scar. The warning includes areas in Los Alamos County, Rio Arriba