An ABC-7 crew spent the day in Ruidoso to cover the flooding. Our crew spoke to residents who witnessed the worst of the flooding. "It was scary, it was scary," said Lindsey Tharpe, who recorded a video of her neighbor's house floating away behind her backyard along Cedar Creek in Ruidoso.

Another afternoon of heavy rainfall has prompted flash flooding in the southern New Mexico mountain village of Ruidoso.

The heavy rain came after severe flooding in the area killed three people and damaged dozens of homes on July 8.

The flash flood warning is in effect until 3:30 p.m., on Thursday, July 24, and includes Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs and Hollywood, New Mexico.

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Eyewitness footage captures intense rainfall and flash floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico's mountain resort village. Video credit: Justin Portwood.

Our final stop on our Live Community Coverage Tour brings us to the mountains of New Mexico. We’ve never traveled this far west in more than 20 years of this KCBD tradition, but now, more than ever, Ruidoso needs the support of all of us to sustain this mountain village.

The village of Ruidoso is located in the southern part of New Mexico and is a noted vacation spot boasting camping and recreation amid its expansive forest landscape. World Population Review notes the village rose to a total of 7,600 in 2025. That was a decrease of the population by less than 1% in recent years.