Flash Flood in Curry County, New Mexico

Flash Flood May 29, 2024 · Curry County, New Mexico

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water 8 to 9 inches deep was reported at the intersection of West Grande Avenue and North Hull Street. A car was stalled in deep water nearby at West Grande Avenue and West 1st Street.

The wider storm

A surface convergence boundary was draped across east central NM during the evening hours of May 29th. High moisture was in place east of the boundary. These two features resulted in the development and strengthening of a strong supercell that drifted south and southeast through Curry County. The supercell produced two brief tornadoes along with golf ball to baseball size hail in central and southeast Curry County near Cannon Air Force Base. Rotation weakened as the supercell moved south into Roosevelt County. However, it still dropped baseball to tea cup size hail in Portales. The supercell exited into the Texas South Plains shortly before midnight.

Key Words: Tornado, Hail, Flash Flood.

Began near Clovis (34.4011, -103.2219).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Curry County EFU Curry County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1170226. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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