Drought — Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

2022-03-08 to 2022-03-31 · Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

Event narrative

On March 8th, the zone went from being completely in Moderate(D1) drought to having Severe(D2) drought over the northern half of the zone.

Wider weather episode

Continued dry conditions lead to parts of northern Otero County to be put into Severe(D2) drought in March.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1013843. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.