Jun 30, 2022
A persistent pattern continued on June 30, 2022, as an area of high pressure to the east of New Mexico allowed for a deep moisture plume across the area. With this moisture plume focused across western New Mexico, the afternoon and evening thunderstorms favored areas along and west of the central mountain chain. The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar, which for several days had received steady, stratiform rain, finally responded as heavy rain resulted flash flooding and debris flow on the no
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1025561). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mora County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.