As Flash Floods Hit Alamogordo Traffic Issues at White Sands & 10th Street

Rains are certainly needed for the Alamogordo area but so are proper drainage systems for the cities roadways. An ongoing issue is 10th Street and White Sands as witnessed by the fast response of the Alamogordo police and fire departments to maintain order, caution and safe traffic flow through that intersection Sunday afternoon.

Each responded and spent a few hours after a heavy afternoon downpour. See photos:

Street Flooding at White Sands & 10th (AlamogordoTownNews.com)

Fast action by Alamogordo police and fire to street flooding (AlamogordoTownNews.com)

New York Avenue Flooding Sunday (AlamogordoTownNews.com)

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