May 18, 2021
On May 18th, a slow moving upper level low pressure system which had been responsible for severe storms May 15 through May 17th, moved east into northern New Mexico. The environment was just unstable enough to produce a few severe storms in the area with large hail and severe wind gusts. These storms also produced some heavy rain with nuisance flooding in some areas. A few automated weather equipment across the Panhandles measured over an inch of rain with some of these down pours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 953290). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Carson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.