Chaves County Sheriff Mike Herrington posted a video on social media​ showing him standing on top of his vehicle surrounded by floodwaters.

A southeastern New Mexico community began to dry out Monday after historic rainfall over the weekend produced severe flooding that left at least two people dead and hundreds stranded on rooftops. Waterlogged vehicles were still submerged along some city streets in Roswell,

Roswell, N.M., received nearly a third of its annual rainfall total in just a few hours on Sunday. Rescue efforts were ongoing with more storms in the forecast.