Flash Flood — Grant, New Mexico

2016-08-10 · near Silver City, Grant, New Mexico

Event narrative

Numerous roads impassable in and around Silver City. Ridge Road also closed along San Vicente arroyo west of Grant County Airport.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough was moving into the western U.S. with southwest flow tapping deep tropical moisture from the Baja region. Slow moving storms developed and produced locally heavy rain across portions of eastern Grant County and subsequent flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 655788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.