Jul 1, 2022
Despite an early onset to the year's monsoon season and significant June rainfall totals, flash flooding and debris flow had not been reported across the largest burn scar in New Mexico likely thanks to steady, stratiform rain that had been occurring since mid-June. However, a more traditional monsoon pattern finally set up on July 1, 2022 as the high pressure to the east of New Mexico allowed for a deep plume of monsoonal moisture. Thunderstorms that developed over the Hermits Peak and Calf Can
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1025767). 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.