May 27, 2023
Late in the afternoon into the evening of the 27th, a couple of supercells moving east-southeast out of eastern New Mexico produced severe weather in the western South Plains. One of these supercell thunderstorms produced tornadoes in eastern New Mexico before moving into Yoakum County. As the storm tracked across Yoakum County, it produced a brief tornado northwest of Plains and severe hail in the city of Plains. A second supercell thunderstorm tracked across northern Cochran County producing s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1097078). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cochran County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.