Tropical Storm Narda (2019)

Basin

Eastern Pacific

Dates

September 28, 2019 to October 1, 2019

Peak strength

Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)

Lowest pressure

997 mb (29.44 inHg)

Landfall

Yes

Accumulated cyclone energy

1.4

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

120 nmi (222 km, 138 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

40 nmi (74 km, 46 mi)

Overall size

150 nmi (278 km, 173 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

55 kt (63 mph)

Fastest the center moved

21 kt (24 mph)

Identifier

EP162019

The sources count different things and are not added together.

Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths

0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)

Injuries

0

Property damage

$464,000

Crop damage

none recorded

Events recorded

10 in 3 reports from 1 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

9 flash flood, 1 heavy rain.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Torrential rainfall over southern Chaves County led to flash flooding and large areas of ponding water over many roadways from near Dexter south to Hagerman. An observer a few miles west of Lake Arthur along Walnut Creek reported a whopping 6.50 of rain in 24 hours. State Road 2 was closed between Darby and Orchard Park roads, State Road 267 was closed between mile markers 11 and 15, U.S. Highway 285 was closed at Chikashaw Road, and State Road 409 was closed along the entire section leading to Bottomless State Park due to falling rocks and high water. Several roads were also closed throughout the community of Dexter. At least two vehicles were inundated in flood waters and motorists had to be rescued by emergency personnel. Fortunately, no one was injured during this flooding event. Damage amounts are estimated for total losses to two vehicles.

Chaves, New Mexico · Flash Flood · Oct 1, 10:00 UTC

Additional record rainfall on October 3rd led to another round of flash flooding around Roswell, Lake Arthur, and Portales. The Roswell airport set a new daily record rainfall of 0.95 for October 3rd, breaking the previous record of 0.89 set in 2015. The Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge set a new daily record rainfall of 1.43 for October 3rd. A trailer park community along U.S. 285 was inundated with water and one home was damaged by flood waters. The area along State Road 2 and U.S. 285 between Jackson Road and Pueblo Road southwest of Lake Arthur was closed due to high water. State Road 409 was closed again due to flash flooding leading to the Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge. Fortunately, no injuries were reported with the second round of flooding. Damage amounts are estimated for water damage to one trailer home.

Chaves, New Mexico · Flash Flood · Oct 3, 19:00 UTC

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• Tropical Storm AkoniEastern Pacific · 2019Tropical Storm35 kt · 1004 mb
• Hurricane KikoEastern Pacific · 2019Cat 4115 kt · 950 mb
• Tropical Storm MarioEastern Pacific · 2019Tropical Storm60 kt · 991 mb
• Hurricane LorenaEastern Pacific · 2019Cat 175 kt · 985 mb
• Tropical Storm EmaEastern Pacific · 2019Tropical Storm45 kt · 1003 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2019Tropical Depression30 kt · 1005 mb
• Tropical Storm OctaveEastern Pacific · 2019Tropical Storm40 kt · 1006 mb
• Tropical Storm PriscillaEastern Pacific · 2019Tropical Storm40 kt · 1003 mb
• Tropical Storm RaymondEastern Pacific · 2019Tropical Storm45 kt · 1001 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2019Tropical Depression30 kt · 1006 mb

A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Best track as KMZ, National Hurricane Center
• Best track as a shapefile, National Hurricane Center
• Wikipedia article: Tropical Storm Narda