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

Officials in Roswell, New Mexico, were asking people to remain off the streets on Sunday after one person died as a result of extreme flooding.

Roswell, N.M., set a new daily rainfall record, shocking many residents who were trapped in their cars in floodwaters.

At least two people have died and hundreds have been rescued in Roswell, New Mexico, after extreme overnight rainfall brought severe flooding, stranding motorists and sweeping away cars.

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.

Authorities in New Mexico rescued hundreds of people in the Roswell area after record rainfall produced severe flooding that stranded many in high water — including a sheriff who escaped floodwaters on the roof of his vehicle — and left at least two people dead.

On Saturday, Roswell received 5.78 inches of rain, breaking the daily record from 1901, according to the National Weather Service.

The New Mexico National Guard is continuing search and rescue operations after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city of Roswell and Chaves County.

Flooding in New Mexico caused by heavy rainfall over the weekend killed two people, according to officials and authorities, who said hundreds of rescues were performed over Sunday.