924 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Mexico, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A storm off the northern California coast on the 25th and 26th moved inland on the 27th, crossing New Mexico early on the 28th. Meanwhile, a second storm from the Pacific Northwest raced southeast across the state on the night of the 28th into the early morning hours of the…
Read the full account →The upper-level high pressure system was located over the Great Basin area on August 16, 2022, while a backdoor front moved into eastern New Mexico before stalling along the east slopes of the central mountain chain.
Read the full account →The center of the upper-level high pressure remained centered over Colorado on August 11, 2022, while a weak disturbance raced northward through western New Mexico.
Read the full account →While the high pressure centered itself over New Mexico, it was still a very active day on August 3, 2022, thanks to a backdoor front that moved through eastern New Mexico earlier in the day.
Read the full account →While the high pressure centered itself over New Mexico, it was still a very active day on August 3, 2022, thanks to a backdoor front that moved through eastern New Mexico earlier in the day.
Read the full account →While the high pressure centered itself over New Mexico, it was still a very active day on August 3, 2022, thanks to a backdoor front that moved through eastern New Mexico earlier in the day.
Read the full account →The upper-level high pressure system was located over the Great Basin area on August 16, 2022, while a backdoor front moved into eastern New Mexico before stalling along the east slopes of the central mountain chain.
Read the full account →The upper-level high pressure system was located over the Great Basin area on August 16, 2022, while a backdoor front moved into eastern New Mexico before stalling along the east slopes of the central mountain chain.
Read the full account →The upper-level high pressure system was located over the Great Basin area on August 16, 2022, while a backdoor front moved into eastern New Mexico before stalling along the east slopes of the central mountain chain.
Read the full account →With above normal amounts of atmospheric moisture and an easterly wave still in the area, the active monsoon pattern continued for portions of New Mexico on July 26, 2022.
Read the full account →An active moonsoon pattern continued across New Mexico on July 25, 2022, as a steady stream of moisture stayed in place over western and central New Mexico.
Read the full account →An abundant amount of moisture in the atmosphere led to another very active monsoon day for northern and central New Mexico on July 29, 2022. Thunderstorms developed early in the day across the high terrain areas before becoming more widespread as the day progressed.
Read the full account →An abundant amount of moisture in the atmosphere led to another very active monsoon day for northern and central New Mexico on July 29, 2022. Thunderstorms developed early in the day across the high terrain areas before becoming more widespread as the day progressed.
Read the full account →An abundant amount of moisture in the atmosphere led to another very active monsoon day for northern and central New Mexico on July 29, 2022. Thunderstorms developed early in the day across the high terrain areas before becoming more widespread as the day progressed.
Read the full account →An abundant amount of moisture in the atmosphere led to another very active monsoon day for northern and central New Mexico on July 29, 2022. Thunderstorms developed early in the day across the high terrain areas before becoming more widespread as the day progressed.
Read the full account →Monsoon season got off to an early start, and that momentum continued throughout the entire month of July with yet another very busy and active day on July 31, 2022.
Read the full account →Monsoon season got off to an early start, and that momentum continued throughout the entire month of July with yet another very busy and active day on July 31, 2022.
Read the full account →Monsoon season got off to an early start, and that momentum continued throughout the entire month of July with yet another very busy and active day on July 31, 2022.
Read the full account →Monsoon season got off to an early start, and that momentum continued throughout the entire month of July with yet another very busy and active day on July 31, 2022.
Read the full account →An active moonsoon pattern continued across New Mexico on July 25, 2022, as a steady stream of moisture stayed in place over western and central New Mexico.
Read the full account →With above normal amounts of atmospheric moisture and an easterly wave still in the area, the active monsoon pattern continued for portions of New Mexico on July 26, 2022.
Read the full account →As an area of high pressure remained to the east of New Mexico, an abundant amount of moisture also stayed in place across the desert southwest on July 27, 2022. This led to yet another very active monsoon day across much of northern and central New Mexico.
Read the full account →As an area of high pressure remained to the east of New Mexico, an abundant amount of moisture also stayed in place across the desert southwest on July 27, 2022. This led to yet another very active monsoon day across much of northern and central New Mexico.
Read the full account →After several days of much drier conditions, a more traditional monsoon pattern returned as an area of high pressure developed near the Oklahoma and Texas border and a potent upper-level low pressure system developed off the coast of northern California.
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