Aug 2, 2007
A tropical airmass in place over much of the area, daytime heating, and an upper level disturbance over west Texas combined to produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. The majority of this activity occurred across the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico, with rainfall totals exceeding four inches in some areas.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 52313). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Eddy County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.