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Flash Flood — De Baca, NM

Apr 26, 2025

A backdoor front pushed through northeast NM during the morning hours of April 25th stalling across east central NM midday. Additionally, a dryline backed west into the southeast plains of New Mexico. These surface boundaries allowed higher low level Gulf moisture. Daytime heating, combined with the higher moisture, lift from the aforementioned boundaries and an upper level shortwave overhead and stronger vertical wind shear, resulted in the development of discrete severe storms across far east

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1239049). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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