Jul 5, 2021
Heavy rain fell for the second day in a row around the Mayhill area causing a highway to be closed as monsoon moisture remained in place trapped under an upper level high. Slow moving storms dropped about another inch and a half of rain in the same area which received significant rain the previous day.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 972282). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Otero County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.