Drought in Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Drought April 26, 2022 – April 30, 2022 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The zone started out with the northeast half in Moderate(D1) drought with the southwest in Abnormally Dry(D0) drought. By the end of April, the eastern portion of the zone was in Extreme(D3) drought while the southwest remained Abnormally Dry(D0).

The wider storm

No precipitation fell in April for almost all the area which lead to Severe(D2) to Extreme(D3) drought conditions expanding in coverage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1019478. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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