Jun 19, 2022
With the high pressure center to the east of New Mexico, a steady plume of moisture was present across western New Mexico on June 19, 2022. With these large moisture values, it was an active monsoon day across the area with scattered to numerous thunderstorms favored areas west of the central mountains. Cibola County was hit hardest as severe thunderstorms dropped large hail, and heavy rain caused flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1025556). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cibola County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.