Jul 18, 2014
High pressure aloft was positioned over western areas of the state, elongated from Nevada to Mexico. Remnant monsoonal moisture as well as warming daytime temperatures allowed for the development of showers and thunderstorms throughout the late afternoon into the evening. A line of storms that developed in northern New Mexico, nearly parallel to Interstate 25, extending from Raton to south of Las Vegas, created heavy rainfall. This line of showers with embedded thunderstorms created heavy rainfa
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 522489). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Union County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.