924 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Mexico, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure was to the west of the region which aided in atmospheric lift over Southeast New Mexico. Convergence was also over the area which allowed for more lift. An abundance of moisture was in place.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure was to the west of the region which aided in atmospheric lift over Southeast New Mexico. Convergence was also over the area which allowed for more lift. An abundance of moisture was in place.
Read the full account →An unseasonably moisture-rich atmosphere over the Four Corners region combined with a weak upper level low swirling east over the area to produce large hail and flooding.
Read the full account →Daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall elevated the flooding threat over many areas of New Mexico. The persistent wet pattern that began at the end of April and continued through May did not let up during June.
Read the full account →A backdoor cold front pushed through the eastern plains during the afternoon and evening of the 10th, enhancing thunderstorm development along and east of the central mountains.
Read the full account →Remnant tropical moisture moved into New Mexico on the 21st but lack of heating limited significant rainfall rates and impacts. More heating, more instability and plenty of moisture on the 22nd led to scattered thunderstorms across the state.
Read the full account →A powerful back door cold front surged southwest across the eastern plains during the afternoon of the 14th then plowed west through the Rio Grande Valley.
Read the full account →The remains of Tropical Storm Odile were moving across the region as they rotated around the circulation of an upper ridge. A circulation was also located over the central Permian Basin which was allowing rain to move across the same areas.
Read the full account →An upper level impulse moving very slowly northeast over New Mexico after multiple days of heavy rainfall produced areas of flash flooding yet again. A wave of heavy rainfall early in the day over Chaves County produced flash flooding along U.S. 285 north of Roswell.
Read the full account →Heavy rain estimated at 2 to 3 inches swept over Ruidoso producing heavy runoff into Gavilan, Eagle and Paradise Canyons which swept south filling these normally dry arroyos to near record water levels.
Read the full account →Abundant moisture combined with weak steering winds aloft set the stage for an active crop of slow-moving thunderstorms across much of central and western New Mexico during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →A moisture rich atmosphere set up across New Mexico behind the passage of a potent cold front the day before. Strong thunderstorms developed by late afternoon over the northern high terrain.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →An upper level jet that oriented southwest to northeast over New Mexico interacted with deep moisture and surface heating to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A stationary upper level low pressure system that settled into the Great Basin around the 10th provided a steady stream of near record subtropical atmospheric moisture over New Mexico.
Read the full account →A strong thunderstorm that impacted Gallup produced flash flooding across several areas of town. A juvenile detention center reported 6 inches of water on the ground floor.
Read the full account →A strong thunderstorm that impacted Gallup produced flash flooding across several areas of town. A juvenile detention center reported 6 inches of water on the ground floor.
Read the full account →An upper level high pressure system shifted westward centering over portions of Utah and western Colorado. With sufficient moisture as well as instability, storms initially developed over northern portions of the state during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →An unseasonably deep upper level low over the Great Basin forced a strong jet streak over New Mexico while the monsoon moisture plume was centered from southwest to northeast over the state.
Read the full account →Following heavy rains the previous day or two for many areas of northern and central New Mexico, another round of slow-moving thunderstorms dumped heavy rainfall over central and eastern New Mexico during the afternoon and evening of the 30th.
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