New Mexico, 2002Flash Flood in New Mexico, October 18, 2002
October 18, 2002 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Flash Flood, Lea
- When
- October 18, 3:15 PM MST to 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, 10 mi W of Hobbs
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Law officials reported high water over Highway 62/180.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 18 to 19, 2002$273,000 · 60 kt wind · 17 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 18, 2002$90,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Hail in Texas, October 18, 2002$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, October 18, 20021 in hail · 2 events
- Ice Storm in Alaska, October 18, 20021 event
- Hail in New Mexico, October 18, 20021.5 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Florida, October 18, 20020.88 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, October 18, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, October 18, 2002$10 · 1 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5318678.