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Flash Flood — Chaves, NM

May 11, 2024

An upper low over the Great Basin progressed east towards Colorado during the day Saturday. At the surface, a backdoor front pushed as far west as the Continental Divide with higher surface moisture across the Upper and Middle Rio Grande Valley and eastern New Mexico east of the front. Lift ahead of the upper low, interacting with the higher moisture along with high vertical wind shear resulted in the development of severe storms across central New Mexico with one storm spawning a tornado in the

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1167044). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Chaves, NM

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