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Flash Flood — Roosevelt, NM

Aug 3, 2017

The center of upper level high pressure shifted west into southwest New Mexico the first few days of August 2017. This allowed stronger northwest flow aloft to develop over eastern New Mexico with very moist and unstable southeast low level flow. A large area of showers and thunderstorms developed over the northern mountains by late morning then shifted southeast into the nearby highlands and plains. Strong outflow winds from a storm near Dulce produced significant damage to the roof of the Jica

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 706512). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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