Aug 1, 2002
An active severe weather episode unfolded across the central and western Permian Basin...and southeast New Mexico during the evening of the 1st. Several damaging microbursts affected the area. Flash flooding along with intense and damaging lightnin, accompanied the storms. Total losses in the Permian Basin likely exceeded $300,000.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5315133). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Midland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.