May 23, 2018
For a third day in a row, and potentially the most widespread, severe weather impacted eastern New Mexico on May 23, 2018 as a strong dry line shifted east across the high plains. Showers and thunderstorms fired up just east of the central mountain chain by the mid to late afternoon hours then moved eastward on to the high plains through the early evening. A very impressive supercell storm over far southwestern Chaves County produced two tornadoes and large hail. Other storms in the area also pr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 747080). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in San Miguel County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.