Drought in Union County, New Mexico

Drought May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023 · Union County, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Drought conditions improved with the removal of extreme and exceptional drought conditions across the county. There remained a portion of severe drought in the southeastern and western sections of the county.

The wider storm

There were several significant heavy rain events that occurred over parts of eastern NM during the month of May. These events, while causing flooding impacts, also improved drought conditions across a wide swath of eastern NM. This resulted in the complete removal of extreme and exceptional drought conditions with the overall coverage of severe drought conditions also lowering some.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093026. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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