Flash Flood in Jeff Davis County, Texas

Heavy rain fell across Jeff Davis County and produced flash flooding at the Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch. A major flash flood came down from Goat Cave Creek and it was described as larger than anything experienced in the last 30 years. The flash flood damaged the pool shower house, pushed rocks and boulders into the pool, and washed out the pool slab. Large trees between the Old Folks Home and the pool were washed out, and there was water damage to the Ranger's house, Buffalo Hall, and the Dining Hall. Two jeeps, Kawasaki Mules, and four ATV's were submerged. The shop area was flooded leaving large amounts of silt and rocks. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

There was a cold front near the Pecos River on the eleventh which provided a source of convergence and lift. This front shifted north over the central and northern Permian Basin as well as southeast New Mexico that night. The atmosphere was very moist and unstable. There were weak winds aloft which allowed for slower moving storms and rain contributing to flash flooding. Another cold front moved through the area on the twelfth. Upper level disturbances were also over the region which allowed for more atmospheric lift. These conditions combined to produce flash flooding across southeast New Mexico and West Texas.