May 24, 2021
A surface low over southeastern Colorado with boundaries extending south and northeast across northwestern counties of the CWA helped initiate severe thunderstorms and eventually heavy rainfall. Boundary layer moisture was rather high across the area. Strong shear and good instability was mainly west of the Hwy 83 corridor with the bulk of reports in this area. Later in the evening the main threat was heavy rainfall with 2-4 inches reported. There were several reports of tornadoes but a thoro
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 963520). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kearny County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.