Flash Flood — Otero, New Mexico

2025-06-23 to 2025-06-24 · near Orogrande, Otero, New Mexico

Event narrative

The Orogrande Gate on the White Sands Missile Range received 4.62 of rain and caused some portions of the road from Highway 54 to get flooded.

Wider weather episode

A deep plume of early season monsoonal moisture moved up areas east of the Rio Grande Valley. At the same time, an upper trough was entering the Great Basin helping to trigger numerous storms with heavy rain across the Rio Grande Valley of Dona Ana and Otero counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1272408. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.