Flash Flood — Eddy, New Mexico

2025-04-26 · near Corral, Eddy, New Mexico

Event narrative

A social media post showed an oil field road closed due to flooding of a low-water crossing near the Pecos River in far southern Eddy County. The time was estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

It was another day of severe weather, caused by a broad trough over the western United States with a dryline near the higher elevations of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Numerous splitting supercells impacted portions of the Trans Pecos into Southeast New Mexico. Additional overnight and morning thunderstorms also produced localized flash flooding and severe hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.