Aug 17, 2022
An easterly wave was located just south of El Paso, Texas on August 17, 2022. Associated with this wave was an above normal amount of moisture that produced persistent shower activity across southern New Mexico. This stratiform precipitation moved into southern Lincoln County during the early morning hours of August 17th. While this activity was not convective in nature and did not have very high rain rates, it did move over the McBride burn scar and several hours of even light, steady rain prod
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1039780). 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.