Flood — Luna, New Mexico

2011-11-24 · near Deming, Luna, New Mexico

Event narrative

Flooding was reported on several streets in Deming with up to a foot of water covering some low lying areas in town.

Wider weather episode

A deep trough was located through the Great Basin south into an area just west of Baja. Southwest flow ahead of this system tapped into some of the Baja moisture and with the slow movement of the system allowed a heavy rain band to setup across Luna County and produce some urban flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 354242. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.