Flash Flood in Luna County, New Mexico

Flash Flood July 2, 2025 – July 3, 2025 · Luna County, New Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Over four inches of rain fell east of Highway 180 and flowed east, overtopping the highway between mileposts 150 and 152. Flooding caused erosion of the eastern half of the highway.

The wider storm

South to southeast flow at the surface combined with weak southerly flow aloft ahead of a west coast trough brought plenty of moisture into the Borderland with slow storm motion. The heavy rain brought flash flooding to the recent Trout burn scar as well as along Highway 180 northwest of Deming. An isolated severe thunderstorm brought wind damage to the Truth or Consequences area.

Began near Spalding (32.4471, -107.9534).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1275107. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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