May 24, 2023
Very intense thunderstorms developed in northeast New Mexico on the afternoon of the 24th and moved southeastward through the evening and overnight hours. Surface heating boosted instability ahead of a complex of thunderstorms moving from eastern New Mexico into the South Plains. Very large hail, damaging winds, and flooding were reported from late on the 24th into the early morning hours on the 25th. Scattered supercells grew upscale into a mesoscale convective system and produced severe wind g
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1092990). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Parmer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.