Flash Flood, Union
- When
- May 22, 3:00 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Union County, 32 mi N of Clayton
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 36.482, -103.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in New Mexico, May 22, 1996
Several buildings dating back to the 1800s were damaged by storm runoff from 4 inches of rain that fell at the Pacheco Ranch near the old community of Guy. A tractor and 40 cattle pen panels were also damaged.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
Several buildings dating back to the 1800s were damaged by storm runoff from 4 inches of rain that fell at the Pacheco Ranch near the old community of Guy. A tractor and 40 cattle pen panels were also damaged.
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 206 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Texas, May 22, 1996
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- Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, May 22, 1996
- Tornado in Colorado, May 22, 1996
- Tornado in Colorado, May 22, 1996
- Tornado in Kansas, May 22, 1996
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, May 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5551855.