Aug 9, 2017
Deep moisture and instability over eastern New Mexico combined with northwest flow aloft to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms over the east-central and northeast plains. Several clusters of thunderstorms developed by mid afternoon along the east slopes of the central mountain chain then moved quickly southeastward. A severe thunderstorm that developed over Las Vegas produced damaging baseball size hail mainly over the southeastern quadrant of town. Severe damage was reported to ma
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 707799). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Curry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.