A backdoor front pushing south through eastern New Mexico resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across this part of the state during the evening and overnight hours on August 30th into August 31st. 2 to 3 inches of rain from thunderstorms during the early morning hours of August 31st resulted in flash flooding on the normally dry Walnut Arroyo just south of Lake Arthur.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A backdoor front pushing south through eastern New Mexico resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across this part of the state during the evening and overnight hours on August 30th into August 31st. 2 to 3 inches of rain from thunderstorms during the early morning hours of August 31st resulted in flash flooding on the normally dry Walnut Arroyo just south of Lake Arthur. Floodwaters covered State Road 2 and Jackson Road resulting in the temporary closure of these roadways in the area.
Daytime heating and lots of available moisture resulted in the new development of showers and thunderstorms across the higher terrain during the early afternoon hours. One of these storms moved south near Rowe producing an intense hailstorm at the location. This hail resulted in some significant damage to the crops at the person's residence.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 4:33 AM MST, 57 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:31 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
State Road 2 was closed at the intersection with East Jackson Road due to flooding along the normally dry Walnut Arroyo. Based on photo provided, floodwaters looked to be about 1 foot deep and not moving.
A CoCoRaHS observer near Rowe observed a significant amount of penny to nickel size hail with a hail accumulation depth of over 2 inches. Some minor flooding was observed with a glacier like mass of ice and debris. The hail ended up destroying the observer's orchard, corn, and tomato crops.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, August 2025
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: 1280196, 1280356.