Flash Flood in Grant County, New Mexico

Flash Flood September 1, 2016 · Grant County, New Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Significant street and stream flooding was reported throughout downtown Silver City.

The wider storm

A surface high over the plains states brought moist southeast flow into the region with dew points into the upper 50s to lower 60s. An upper ridge was located right over the Rockies with weak flow aloft keeping storm motion very slow with flash flooding reported in Silver City due to 1 to 3 inches of rain. A weak tornado was even reported near Lordsburg.

Began near Silver City (32.7830, -108.2877).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Hidalgo County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 659953. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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