Days after a historic flash flood hit parts of Ruidoso, flooding is possible once again over the weekend. A flood watch has been issued for Ruidoso and the Sacramento Mountains through Saturday night.

RUIDOSO – Days after the most destructive flood in Ruidoso’s history, New Mexico’s U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan were given a tour of the worst-affected areas, from the Upper Canyon to Ruidoso Downs Racetrack.

The village of Ruidoso is in the hearts of many tourists as it deals with flooding and its aftermath. What to know about what is closed or open.

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — The loss of three lives to flash flooding in the mountain village of Ruidoso is “unfathomable and unfair,” New Mexico’s governor said Thursday, as surveys revealed more extensive damage to homes than initially thought.

Senator Heinrich said the increase in severity of climate events, like the ones happening here in Ruidoso with the fires and floods, has to come with a change in how resources and recovery efforts are allocated.

"The main reason was the South Fork Fire last year that burned directly west of Ruidoso," Grzywacz said. "The soil wasn't able to absorb any of the rainfall, and it runs right down into Ruidoso. Normally, if you had that vegetation still there, it could absorb it. For the Ruidoso monsoon season, it was above average rain but not record rainfall."

Survivors of the Ruidoso, New Mexico flash flood recount the horrors of the events that left three people dead and a community recovery.

Arnold Duke watched as his jewelry store Ruidoso Trading Post was washed away by the floodwaters that devastated his community on Tuesday.

Officials say that upwards of 50 homes were damaged by Tuesday's flooding. Emergency crews are working to clear debris.

The mother of two children killed in Tuesday's catastrophic floods in Ruidoso issued a public statement, writing in part, "The injuries we have sustained truly show the story of a parent's will to fight and risk their own lives to give their babies a chance.