Jul 9, 2015
A slow-moving line of thunderstorms exited eastern New Mexico this evening and produced heavy rainfall and strong winds across the western South Plains and southwest Texas Panhandle. Severe winds from a microburst were measured at Lazbuddie. In Cochran County, training storms for nearly three hours produced an estimated four to six inches of rain in a swath about seven miles west of Morton and Lehman. Late this night, Texas Department of Transportation reported all roads in northern Cochran C
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 577626). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cochran County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.