Heavy Rain — Otero, New Mexico

2022-08-20 · near Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico

Event narrative

A picture from Alamogordo showed 2.75 inches of rain fallen during the day.

Wider weather episode

Abundant moisture remained over the region with an upper trough approaching from the west. Weak mid-level flow kept storms slow moving resulting in areas receiving over 2 inches of rain leading to flash flooding and debris flows around the Soldier Canyon burn area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1053971. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.