Jul 7, 2022
With an area of high pressure centered to the east of New Mexico, the monsoonal moisture plume was oriented southwest to northeast across the state on July 7, 2022. Meanwhile, drier air filtering in from the west effectively shut down convection in this area. This focused the daily round of thunderstorms across the south central mountains with the McBride burn scar being most at risk for flash flooding and debris flow impacts. As thunderstorms developed in that area, flash flooding along with de
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1027108). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lincoln County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.