Jun 7, 2018
An upper ridge was over the region with moisture across the area. A weak upper level disturbance combined with strong heating and low and mid-level moisture to produce thunderstorms across the northern Permian Basin and Western Low Rolling Plains. These storms produced strong, damaging wind gusts.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 758830). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mitchell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.