Sep 4, 2016
An otherwise benign day for showers and thunderstorms across New Mexico was interrupted by a very impressive stationary thunderstorm east of Arabela. Rainfall estimates of almost 6 inches occurred just east of highway 368. Emergency management officials indicated significant amounts of hail fell with this thunderstorm. Arroyos in this area were flooded with dangerously high water and impassable. Officials were not able to assess weather impacts farther upstream.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 648973). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lincoln County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.