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The Village of Ruidoso confirmed three deaths as a result of severe flash flooding on July 8, 2025 along the burn scars from last summer's wild fires.

The Village of Ruidoso is recovering from a historic and catastrophic flash flood event that happened on July 8, 2025. The flash flood hit in the mid-afternoon after heavy rains fell over wildfire burn scars near Ruidoso.

The flash flood emergency was triggered at 3 p.m. in Ruidoso on Tuesday, July 8. Swift water teams were out conducting rescues, officials said.

Jesus Segura had just begun his shift in the kitchen of the Kokopelli Country Club on Tuesday when a crowd entered the restaurant to take shelter from the

Officials say that upwards of 50 homes were damaged by Tuesday's flooding. Emergency crews are working to clear debris.

In a span of 90 minutes Tuesday, torrential rainfall triggered record flooding as village officials were in the middle of a scheduled meeting.

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,

The flash flood emergency was declared about 3 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service in Albuquerque.

RUIDOSO, N.M. — Severe flooding hit the Ruidoso area Tuesday afternoon and left three people dead, including two children, and others still missing. Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford gave an update during a press conference Wednesday. He said three-and-a-half inches of rain dropped in 90 minutes – amounting to a hundred-year flood.