Flood in Grant County, New Mexico

Flood August 21, 2022 · Grant County, New Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Mimbres River was out of it's bank causing some areas of New Mexico Highway 61 to be impassable at several low water crossings.

The wider storm

Several days of heavy rain continued across southwest New Mexico as a slow moving mid and upper level trough helped produce widespread rain across the region with nearly 5 inches of rain reported near White Sands. As a result of the heavy rain, numerous reports of flash flooding were received.

Began near Sherman (32.7038, -107.8983).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053978. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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