Heavy Rain in Otero County, New Mexico

Heavy Rain August 20, 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

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Alamogordo (32.9033, -105.9603).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053971. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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