New Mexico, 2022

Heavy Rain in New Mexico, July 22, 2022

July 22, 2022 · NWS EPZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An upper high was located over New Mexico with some deep low and mid level moisture trapped under it over the Sacramento Mountains. Training thunderstorms over the eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains brought up to 4 inches of rain to the area.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS EPZ wrote it up.

An upper high was located over New Mexico with some deep low and mid level moisture trapped under it over the Sacramento Mountains. Training thunderstorms over the eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains brought up to 4 inches of rain to the area.

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1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Otero

When
July 22, 12:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Otero County, 4.9 mi SSE of Cloudcroft
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.910, -105.685

The Otero County Emergency Manager reported up to 4 inches of rain had fallen in less than 2 hours at the Waterfall Lodge and along Cox Canyon Highway.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 1048973.