Jul 21, 2024
The monsoon high over northern Arizona on July 19th continued backing west to over the Great Basin July 20th and 21st in response to upper level troughing over the central U.S. The upper level trough over the central U.S. helped bring a backdoor front through eastern NM early on July 20th. In between the two synoptic features, upper level disturbances travelled south through New Mexico. This resulted in a greater coverage of afternoon and evening showers and storms over the region both days with
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1185301). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Roosevelt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.