Aug 12, 2021
A storm system over southeast New Mexico combined with an abundant amount of atmospheric moisture resulted in numerous thunderstorms across eastern New Mexico on August 12, 2021. Thunderstorms formed early in the afternoon across the high terrain, and steering flow tracked thunderstorms in a southerly to southwesterly direction. Steering flow was fast enough to limit a widespread flooding threat, but one particular thunderstorm near Fort Sumner produced very heavy rainfall. Rainfall amounts of t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 966007). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in De Baca County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.