Flash Flood — Dona Ana, New Mexico

2021-09-05 · near La Union, Dona Ana, New Mexico

Event narrative

Fire official reported some sink holes and a couple of cars swept away in La Union. Radar estimated about 1 inch of rain in less than an hour.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 986794. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.