Flash Flood, Curry
- When
- October 23, 2:20 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Curry County, Clovis
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in New Mexico, October 23, 2000
A series of slow moving and heavy rain storms moved north over east central New Mexico with 6 hour rainfall of 3 to 6 inches. Severe street and road flooding was reported from Portales north to Clovis during mid-afternoon as drains remained full.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A series of slow moving and heavy rain storms moved north over east central New Mexico with 6 hour rainfall of 3 to 6 inches. Severe street and road flooding was reported from Portales north to Clovis during mid-afternoon as drains remained full. There was just enough time between heavy rains for water levels to drop and avoid any serious home or business flooding. Several motorist had to be rescued from stalled cars in 2 to 3 feet of water at low intersections.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Roosevelt
- When
- October 23, 2:30 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt County, Portales
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.021, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Union
- When
- October 23, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Union County, Pasamonte
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.482, -103.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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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- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, October 23, 2000
- Hail in New Mexico, October 23, 2000
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5160113, 5160114, 5160115.