Flash Flood in Cochran County, Texas

An NWS storm survey revealed extensive flooding along Farm to Market 596 in northwestern Cochran County. Numerous locations along this road showed evidence of previous water over the roadway. Standing water still existed on portions of the road the next morning.

Widespread thunderstorms initially developed across the higher terrain of eastern New Mexico on the afternoon of the second, fueled by abundant moisture and aided by a mid-level disturbance moving across the region. The slow-moving thunderstorms ingested deep and rich moisture, leading to widespread moderate to heavy rainfall. The large expanse of rain gradually built eastward across the Texas/New Mexico state line and into the western South Plains and Texas Panhandle through the evening hours. Additional storm development blossomed along a low-level boundary over parts of the central and southeastern South Plains late in the evening, before being overtaken by the initial activity to the west early in the morning on the third. Relatively weak vertical wind shear and modest instability limited overall storm strength but produced torrential rainfall. Where the heaviest rain fell, portions of Farm to Market Road 212 and US Highway 380 in eastern and northeastern Lynn County were flooded. Flooding was also observed in and around Brownfield (Terry County), as well over northwestern portions of Cochran County, including in some locations along Farm to Market Road 596 northwest of Morton (Cochran County).