Jun 1, 2016
An unseasonably strong upper level low pressure system continued churning nearly stationary over New Mexico and produced a second day of severe storms and flooding. A persistent area of very heavy rainfall that developed just before midnight on the 1st went on to produce significant flooding in the area from Cannon Air Force Base to Clovis. Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches were reported around Curry County. Playa lakes in the Clovis area flooded into nearby roadways causing numerous
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 627271). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Curry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.