Sep 6, 2018
Deep atmospheric moisture in place across eastern New Mexico interacted with an upper level disturbance drifting eastward across the state. A large area of showers and thunderstorms that developed along the Interstate 40 corridor during the evening hours of the 5th drifted southwestward into De Baca County through the early morning hours of the 6th. An area of very heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms became stationary over De Baca and northern Chaves County and resulted in impressive rainfall
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 772591). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in De Baca County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.