Aug 5, 2022
As the high pressure centered moved back to the east of New Mexico on August 5, 2022, the refocused the monsoonal moisture plume over the western half of the area. Plentiful amounts of moisture in the atmosphere still led to scattered thunderstorms across western and central New Mexico through the afternoon and evening hours. The Calf Canyon burn scar continued to be the most problamatic area for flash flooding and more reports were received in the Holman and Cleveland areas.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1035594). 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.