Jun 23, 2017
There was an upper ridge over the southwest part of the country with a cold front that moved into West Texas and southeast New Mexico during the late afternoon and evening hours. A lot of heat and plentiful low-level moisture were across the area which aided in instability, and there was a surface low in the vicinity of the western Permian Basin. There was an upper level disturbance that moved over the area and intense low level winds that developed that evening and night which brought in more
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 705007). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lea County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.