FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Luna, NM

Aug 21, 2022

Several days of heavy rain continued across southwest New Mexico as a slow moving mid and upper level trough helped produce widespread rain across the region with nearly 5 inches of rain reported near White Sands. As a result of the heavy rain, numerous reports of flash flooding were received.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1053977). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Luna, NM

This event is one of many recorded floods in Luna County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

View Luna County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flood$50K damage

Luna, NM · Aug 29, 2006

A large cluster of thunderstorms dropped 3 to 5 inches of rain on much of the triangle between Las Cruces, Hatch and Deming, which is an unusually large area for such rainfall amounts in the desert southwest.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$15K damage

Luna, NM · Aug 4, 2014

A weak upper level trough was moving through Arizona with a weak ridge over the front range of the Rockies. At the surface, a bit of a dryline was located near the Rio Grande Valley providing some low level convergence for storms to develop.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$30K damage

Luna, NM · Aug 28, 2006

A large cluster of thunderstorms dropped 3 to 5 inches of rain on much of the triangle between Las Cruces, Hatch and Deming, which is an unusually large area for such rainfall amounts in the desert southwest.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood

Luna, NM · Jul 2, 2025

South to southeast flow at the surface combined with weak southerly flow aloft ahead of a west coast trough brought plenty of moisture into the Borderland with slow storm motion.

Read the full account →