Jul 26, 2021
July 26, 2021 was yet another active monsoon day across northern and central New Mexico. With an area of high pressure over northern Colorado, moist southeasterly flow continued across much of New Mexico which resulted in another round of numerous afternoon thunderstorms. Thunderstorms developed first over the high terrain areas before coverage increased across lower elevations. The combination of heavy rainfall and slow steering flow resulted in a few reports of flash flooding across central Ne
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 962629). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lincoln County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.