Heavy Rain — Dona Ana, New Mexico

2022-08-21 · near Organ, Dona Ana, New Mexico

Event narrative

A Dona Ana County weather gauge recorded 4.48 inches of rain.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1053979. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.