Aug 31, 2016
An upper low to the west of the region combined with west winds brought in moisture across West Texas and southeast New Mexico. Easterly upslope winds continued allowing for abundant moisture and rainfall chances across southeast New Mexico. Rainfall over the past several days had also lead to saturated soils and left some areas vulnerable to flash flooding. Thunderstorms developed in the higher terrain with upper level support for organized storms to produce heavy rain and flash flooding that
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 655612). 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.