Jun 17, 2019
An active spring weather pattern brought another round of severe thunderstorms to eastern New Mexico on June 17, 2019. A weak upper level wave moving slowly east through the region combined with deep atmospheric moisture and strong instability to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms first developed along the central mountain chain during the early afternoon before pushing east across the eastern plains through the late evening hours. Large hail was the main impact once agai
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 819899). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Roosevelt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.