Jul 31, 2014
An upper level disturbance was moving over the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. A cold front associated with this disturbance was moving toward the area with a surface trough present ahead of the front. Intense heating was being experienced along the surface trough which contributed to good instability. The upper high over the region was moving back to the west which helped increase lift over the area. These conditions contributed to large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding across southe
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 532564). 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.