924 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Mexico, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A very moist and unstable airmass in place along the Front Range of the Rockies on August 13, 2019 set the stage for an active night of severe weather over northeastern New Mexico through the morning hours of August 14, 2019.
Read the full account →A moisture intrusion moved west into central New Mexico behind a shallow back door cold front on August 27, 2019. Strong afternoon heating and instability led to a few showers and thunderstorms around the higher terrain.
Read the full account →A second tap of abundant moisture in association with the remnants of Tropical Storm Narda moved northeast across western Mexico into the desert southwest on October 3, 2019.
Read the full account →A rich plume of moisture in place over eastern New Mexico on July 21, 2019 allowed widespread showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall to impact much of the area through July 22, 2019.
Read the full account →Upper level high pressure centered over eastern New Mexico with sufficient low level moisture and instability led to isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Read the full account →A deep tap of monsoon moisture in place over New Mexico produced numerous showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall on August 3, 2019. Slow-moving thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts in excess of one inch in many locations, including parts of the Albuquerque metro area.
Read the full account →Abundant monsoon moisture over New Mexico interacted with a back door cold front shifting southwest through the northeast plains. An area of showers and thunderstorms moving slowly south from Colorado along the Sangre de Cristo Mountains into the Ute Park area on August 5, 2019.
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 →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 →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 →The remnants of Hurricane Dolly moved northwestward into far west Texas, moving directly over west El Paso, then curved north and northeastward into Otero County New Mexico. Moisture from this system spread over most of southern New Mexico and lingered another 36 hours.
Read the full account →Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across western and central New Mexico during the afternoon hours of the 13th. Though most individual storms were short-lived, a few storms dumped very heavy rains in vulnerable areas.
Read the full account →A sharp trough of low pressure from the west combined with remnant moisture from tropical storm Georgette produced heavy rain over much of New Mexico. Areas around Gladstone in Union County were the hardest hit.
Read the full account →Remnants of Tropical Depression Georgette moved inland from the Gulf of California and near west Texas providing moisture across the region, as a mid-level shortwave trough moved through southeast New Mexico and west Texas.
Read the full account →Remnants of Tropical Depression Georgette moved inland from the Gulf of California and near west Texas providing moisture across the region, as a mid-level shortwave trough moved through southeast New Mexico and west Texas.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over Southeast New Mexico. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over Southeast New Mexico. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over Southeast New Mexico. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over Southeast New Mexico. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over Southeast New Mexico. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over Southeast New Mexico. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region.
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 plume of moist tropical air was streaming northward over New Mexico between an upper high to the east and a Pacific upper trough to the west. In addition, a weak backdoor front was stalled across the area.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary storm over Arizona provided an extended period of deep moisture with widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms. A few of the heavier showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain.
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