Jun 6, 2023
An upper-level low off the coast of California helped funnel in subtropical moisture into the state resulting in the development of widespread showers and storms across central and eastern New Mexico June 5th and 6th. Reports of severe weather and flash flooding stretched from the Rio Grande Valley across portions of eastern NM on June 5th. These reports ranged from a landspout tornado near the Petroglyph National Monument and Nara Visa, NM to flash flooding. Another round of severe weather bega
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1093669). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Torrance County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.