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Flash Flood in Grant County, New Mexico

Flash Flood September 5, 2021 · Grant County, New Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Twitter report showed flash flooding on Bill Evans Road south of Gila, NM.

The wider storm

Deep monsoon moisture was trapped over the Borderland with the region between two areas of high pressure, one to the west and one to the east. This setup a convergent zone across the area which helped to produce heavy rain in parts of southwest New Mexico.

Began near Cliff (32.9437, -108.6325).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 986791. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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