A powerful storm on Wednesday battered a tiny village in central New Mexico for several hours that caused severe flash flooding and trapped dozens of vehicles in fast-moving water. The National Weather Service says the storm unleashed a curtain of rain and lime-sized hail for three straight hours over Willard outside of Albuquerque.
In this photo provided by Mike Bischoff, Vehicles are lined up after flash flooding along Highway 42 near Willard, N.M., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. In this photo provided by Mike Bischoff, Vehicles are lined up after flash flooding along Highway 42 near Willard, N.M., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. In this photo provided by Mike Bischoff, Vehicles are lined up after flash flooding along Highway 42 near Willard, N.M., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
Forecasters say the severe weather is emblematic of this time of year in New Mexico when the state’s wildfire and monsoon seasons overlap. Within minutes after commercial truck driver Mike Bischoff received an emergency alert that a storm was on the way, he was already stuck in it. The 54-year-old was driving his semi-truck on Highway 42 when the hail started to pour down and the flash floods surrounded him and the other drivers on the road.
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