May 16, 2024
A positively tilted shortwave trough lifting out of the Four Corners and a stalled cold front over the Permian Basin aided in afternoon thunderstorm development. Numerous thunderstorms formed along and north of the cold front and became an intense squall line with damaging winds.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1176011). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lea County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.