One Thousand Year Kind Of Storm?

A 1,000-Year event? Um, I seriously doubt it. The July 26th storm was powerful, yes, but not that powerful.

Anything to weasel out from the blame for shoddy flood planning, I suppose:

The storm that hit Corrales Friday, July 26 was one for the record books.

Fierce winds, hail and rain pummeled parts of the village in such intensity that it has been calculated to occur just once in 1,000 years.

“The storm that hit on Friday night in some areas exceeded the 1,000-year event,” reported Chuck Thomas, executive engineer of the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (SSCAFCA).

“Probably over the vast majority of Corrales it was the 100-year, two-hour event. So it was a very significant storm. “

Some parts of Corrales reportedly received more than three inches of rain and hail during two hours of that intense downpour.