Jul 31, 2021
With an area of high pressure over the central Great Plains, drier air filtering into eastern New Mexico limited thunderstorm potential in the area for several days. A backdoor cold front moving south and west through the area on July 31, 2021, finally brought an increase in moisture and reinvigorated thunderstorm chances. This boundary moved through northeast and east central New Mexico through the early afternoon on July 31st before sweeping through the Rio Grande Valley late that night. This
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 964035). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mora County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.