924 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Mexico, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Higher monsoon moisture moved across northern New Mexico on August 24th. This resulted in a better coverage of shower and thunderstorm activity across the northern mountains.
Read the full account →Deep moisture combined with a weak upper level disturbance allowed slow moving thunderstorms to develop across central and western New Mexico.
Read the full account →An area of high pressure remained centered over Nevada, but abundant moisture and moderate instability across New Mexico provided the necessary ingredients for a round of numerous showers and thunderstorms on July 11, 2021.
Read the full account →An area of high pressure remained centered over Nevada, but abundant moisture and moderate instability across New Mexico provided the necessary ingredients for a round of numerous showers and thunderstorms on July 11, 2021.
Read the full account →Abundant moisture remained over New Mexico on July 17, 2021, as evident by precipitable water values in the 90th percentile. Despite an area of high pressure over the state, it was a very active day for northern and central New Mexico with widespread showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →The area of high pressure that had been centered over the Four Corners shifted slightly westward on July 6, 2021. Meanwhile, low level return flow continued which aided in keeping moisture values high across New Mexico.
Read the full account →It was another active monsoon day across northern and central New Mexico on July 20, 2021. With an area of high pressure centered over the Four Corners and high amounts of atmospheric moisture across western and central New Mexico, thunderstorms developed by late morning across…
Read the full account →A disturbance crossing New Mexico on July 14, 2021, brought ample moisture, instability, and lift to allow for an uptick in storm coverage across northern and central New Mexico.
Read the full account →A persistent weather pattern and an abundant amount of moisture remained locked in place across New Mexico on July 5, 2021. This resulted in yet another active monsoon day across northern and central New Mexico with numerous showers and thunderstorms across the area.
Read the full account →With an area of high pressure centered over northeast Colorado, above normal amounts of subtropical moisture continued to stream into New Mexico on July 27, 2021.
Read the full account →An area of high pressure reorganized over the Texas Panhandle which set up moist southerly flow across New Mexico on July 25, 2021. Above normal atmospheric moisture values helped to set the stage for scattered to numerous thunderstorms across central and western New Mexico as…
Read the full account →The area of high pressure that had been centered over the Four Corners shifted slightly westward on July 6, 2021. Meanwhile, low level return flow continued which aided in keeping moisture values high across New Mexico.
Read the full account →With an area of high pressure centered over the central Great Plains, drier air began to filter into eastern New Mexico on July 29, 2021. Meanwhile, a steady monsoon moisture plume continued across central and western New Mexico that helped to develop a round of scattered…
Read the full account →A very slow-moving storm system remained over southeastern New Mexico on August 13, 2021. Combined with an abundant amount of atmospheric moisture, another active monsoon day was underway across eastern New Mexico.
Read the full account →A weak area of high pressure was centered over eastern New Mexico on August 31, 2021, which allowed for a weak monsoon moisture plume to begin to develop across the area.
Read the full account →A saturated and unstable atmosphere over New Mexico on June 30, 2021, led to several reports of flooding and flash flooding. Moisture from Tropical Storm Enrique in the eastern Pacific streamed northward into New Mexico and warmer daytime temperatures allowed for more…
Read the full account →An unseasonably cool and wet pattern persisted across New Mexico at the end of June 2021 and resulted in several inches of rainfall across the southeastern portion of the state.
Read the full account →Deep moisture remained over the eastern plains on the 21st, allowing thunderstorms to form and produce localized areas of heavy rain. A Mesoscale Convective Complex formed late on the 21st over the east central plains and drifted south during the night.
Read the full account →A warm unstable airmass and a strongly sheared environment resulted in supercell thunderstorms across parts of New Mexico. Severe storms began near the central mountain chain during the afternoon and spread across the plains during the evening, tracking eastward just to the…
Read the full account →A very moist atmosphere was in place for efficient rain producing storms. An upper level trough was approaching the Four Corners region to provide enough lift for widepsread showers and thunderstorms to develop over Sierra and Dona Ana Counties.
Read the full account →An upper level low was over the California/Nevada border and was moving eastward. A surface trough was also across southeast New Mexico and far West Texas aiding in lift.
Read the full account →Deep moisture combined with a weak upper level disturbance allowed slow moving thunderstorms to develop across central and western New Mexico.
Read the full account →A large complex of showers and thunderstorms slowly moved eastward across the eastern plains of New Mexico during the early morning hours of the 16th. Rainfall amounts around 2 inches were common, with isolated areas receiving up to 5 inches.
Read the full account →An upper level low was over northern Arizona, and the circulation around the low brought in low level moisture across southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Upper level disturbances moved over the region providing additional lift.
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