Heavy Rain in Otero County, New Mexico

Heavy Rain July 22, 2022 · Otero County, New Mexico

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Otero County Emergency Manager reported up to 4 inches of rain had fallen in less than 2 hours at the Waterfall Lodge and along Cox Canyon Highway.

The wider storm

An upper high was located over New Mexico with some deep low and mid level moisture trapped under it over the Sacramento Mountains. Training thunderstorms over the eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains brought up to 4 inches of rain to the area.

Began near Cloudcroft (32.9101, -105.6847).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1048973. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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