Power Outage in Placitas, NM

A powerful back door cold front surged southwest across the eastern plains during the afternoon of the 14th then plowed west through the Rio Grande Valley. The combination of deep moisture and strong lift associated with the front along with weak steering flows beneath the upper level high produced widespread heavy rainfall. A couple severe thunderstorms erupted over the area given the presence of strong vertical wind shear. The most severe flooding occurred well after sunset when training thunderstorms around the Espanola area produced prolific rainfall amounts. A CoCoRaHS observer to the northwest of Espanola reported an impressive 4.88 inches of rainfall from this storm. Major flash flooding was observed around Espanola. A total of 8 homes were damaged by flood waters and numerous vehicles were abandoned.

July 14, 2014

Will someone (if possible) notify the Weather Channel of the following. A power FAILURE is an unplanned interruptio… https://t.co/QJMzBXDecp

@CraigYost1 - February 01, 2023 19:50

As a coffee drinker and veteran of many Placitas power outages, my advice to someone musing on Twitter about altern… https://t.co/4OAXJuygQK

@jrobertsonNM - August 09, 2022 16:47

Texans shelter in furniture store during brutal winter storm, as no end is in sight for days-long power outages https://t.co/Xy88qhg82v

@PaulineAStewart - February 19, 2021 10:40

Cowboy a little confused during rough weather Friday and power outage. https://t.co/QS4DkcX7W2

@jrobertsonNM - November 29, 2019 20:58