Nov 2, 2024
Return flow developed during the day on November 1st increasing surface moisture across southeast NM. Lift ahead of a weak upper level disturbance resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms after sunset November 1st continuing into the morning hours of November 2nd. Storms ended up moving from southwest to northeast over the same areas across Chaves and Roosevelt County resulting in flash flooding across southern and eastern Chaves County and in northern Roosevelt County west of Po
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1215289). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chaves County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.