Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Flash Flood
-- Flood Cause Heavy Rain
State NEW MEXICO
County/Area GRANT
WFO EPZ
Begin Date 08/20/2008 15:49:00 MST-7
Begin Range 2
Begin Azimuth NNE
Begin Location SILVER CITY
Begin Lat/Lon 32.8/-108.26
End Date 08/20/2008 16:30:00 MST-7
End Range 2
End Azimuth NNW
End Location SILVER CITY
End Lat/Lon 32.8/-108.29
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 5.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative An upper trough provided dynamics and a veering vertical wind shear profile that led to severe mulitcell and supercell thunderstorms. This resulted in flash flooding and hail up to golfball size in southern New Mexico.
Event Narrative Cain Road was impassable due to flooding.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 7.00K 0.00K
MIMBRES GRANT CO. NM 08/20/2008 14:25 MST-7 Flash Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
WINSTON SIERRA CO. NM 08/20/2008 14:50 MST-7 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SILVER CITY GRANT CO. NM 08/20/2008 15:49 MST-7 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 7.00K 0.00K