RUIDOSO, N.M. - Parts of Lincoln County in New Mexico , including Ruidoso, were put under a Flash Flood Warning on Thursday, as the National Weather Service warned of heavy rainfall associated with monsoonal moisture pushing through the state.

The warning was one of hundreds issued during the monsoon season, which began in June and will run through the end of September.

With the latest alerts, forecasters were particularly concerned with the Blue 2, South Fork and McBride burn scars, where more than half an inch of rain had fallen.

Video from near the Village of Ruidoso showed a debris flow of rock and floodwaters racing down a hillside, forcing officials to close several backroads.

"Impacts will include but are not limited to all nearby reservoirs, bridges, culverts and roadways assoc

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