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Flood — Chaves, NM

Jun 28, 2021

An unseasonably cool and wet pattern persisted across New Mexico at the end of June 2021 and resulted in several inches of rainfall across the southeastern portion of the state. With a large trough across the Rockies and easterly flow across much of New Mexico, moisture continued to stream into the area which allowed for daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms. On June 28, 2021, about 2 to 4 inches of rain fell across southern Chaves County. This amount of rainfall in a short period of time re

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 960155). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Chaves, NM

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