Flash Flood in Otero County, New Mexico

Flash Flood August 11, 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

Highway 70 was closed between mile markers 242 and 247. Heavy debris was across the road near mile marker 242. Rainfall amounts in excess of 1 inch in an hour were recorded near the burn scar.

The wider storm

Deep lower and mid level moisture remained trapped under an upper high centered over the Rockies. A weak disturbance moving through northeast flow triggered slow moving storms over the Sacramento Mountains and brought flash flooding to the Soldier Canyon burn scar.

Began near Mescalero (33.1633, -105.7686).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053271. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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