Jul 6, 2021
Training storms developed over the east slopes of the Sacramento Mountains as modest moisture remained in place with a disturbance moving through north-northeast flow aloft. Antecedent moisture and additional heavy rain over the area northeast of Mescalero lead to flash flooding and road closures.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 972289). 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.