Flash Flood in Luna County, New Mexico

Flash Flood July 15, 2018 · Luna County, New Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Highway 26 was closed from mile marker 26 to 27 due to flooding. Radar estimates in the area were 3.5 to 3.7 inches.

The wider storm

A weak surface trough along the Continental Divide combined with deep moisture over the region to produce scattered storms with locally heavy rainfall over Luna County.

Began near Nutt (32.5724, -107.5716).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 773614. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.