Apr 14, 2017
On the afternoon of the 14th, isolated thunderstorms developed along a dryline over far east-central New Mexico and moved into Parmer and Bailey Counties. Mixed layer CAPE reached values on the order of 3000 J/kg by late afternoon, with low level wind shear amplifying by early evening. One of these storms evolved into a slow moving supercell that persisted for almost nine hours and produced at least seven known tornadoes, including an exceptionally large EF-3 tornado near Dimmitt (Castro County)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 681343). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Castro County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.