The Las Conchas fire is 45 percent contained , having burned more than 146,000 acres . As the fire rages , a flash flood watch is issued for northern and central New Mexico . An official notes that in places there 's no vegetation to contain intense rainwater . A monsoon A wildfire burns near Lake Mead National Recreation Area on June 1, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Las Conchas fire is 45 percent contained , having burned more than 146,000 acres . As the fire rages , a flash flood watch is issued for northern and central New Mexico . An official notes that in places there 's no vegetation to contain intense rainwater . A wildfire burns near Lake Mead National Recreation Area on June 1, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona.