New Mexico, 2005

Flash Flood in New Mexico, October 5, 2005

October 5, 2005 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lea

When
October 5, 4:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Lea County, 5 mi S of Hobbs
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
32.633, -103.133

A line of redeveloping thunderstorms formed from Hobbs to Jal resulting in heavy rainfall. A trained weather spotter reported flash flooding along New Mexico Highway 18 south of Hobbs.

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5479252.