Jun 27, 2024
Record levels of monsoon moisture remained in place across NM as an upper level disturbance approached from the west and pushed the upper level high over the state south into New Mexico. Showers and thunderstorms developed over the high terrain in northeastern New Mexico midday June 26th, spreading over central and eastern NM during the afternoon and evening hours. These outflow boundaries produced severe wind gusts of up to 63 mph at Cannon AFB and at a mesonet station along I-40 in Cibola Coun
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1179138). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cibola County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.