Foggy-Sunny-Blowing Dust-Cold Front & Rain.




Yesterday's weather was interesting to say the least. Shallow ground fog covered the landscape in parts of southeastern New Mexico at sunrise. The first photo above was taken 21 miles west of Jal, NM in Lea County on Hwy 128. By 2:30 PM a strong Pacific cold front was blasting eastward across the area producing 50+ mph westerly wind guts and pockets of blowing dust. Photo #2 show this. Then by sunset it was raining with a rapidly falling temp.




Blog Updated @ 6:30 AM MST. 

Storm Drops Further South Than Forecast.


Our current winter storm was centered near Clovis early this morning and continues to pull slowly off to the northeast. It dropped a little further to the south than what the models had been forecasting but not far enough south to produce snow in the Pecos Valley.



Its looking a little more like winter out west this morning.



Snow was still falling over much of northeastern and eastern New Mexico as of 5 AM this morning as indicated by the blue shaded echoes. The darker the blue the heavier the snowfall.







(As Of 11:38 PM Saturday, Dec 12, 2015).

• 8 NE Arroyo Seco - 9.0 in.
 • 5 SSW Toadlena - 8.0 in.
 • Red River - 7.0 in.
 • 8 SW Rociada - 7.0 in.
 • 4 N Apache Creek - 7.0 in.
 • 7 ESE Chupadero - 7.0 in.
 • 4 W Gallina - 6.0 in.
 • 6 ESE Mogollon - 6.0 in.
 • 8 SSW Red River - 6.0 in.
 • 4 WNW Los Alamos - 6.0 in.
 • 11 ENE Amalia - 6.0 in.
 • 11 NNW Canon Plaza - 6.0 in.
 • 3 NW Tres Ritos - 6.0 in.
 • 6 W Los Alamos - 6.0 in.
 • 7 ENE Agua Fria - 5.0 in.
 • 8 E Tesuque - 5.0 in.
 • 4 NW Sandia Park - 5.0 in.
 • 5 SSE Llano Largo - 5.0 in.
 • 12 NNE Elizabethtown - 5.0 in.
 • Chama - 5.0 in.
 • 3 ESE Angel Fire - 5.0 in.

 • 1 SSE Gallup - 4.5 in.
 • 8 NNW Gallup - 4.2 in.
 • 5 ESE Red River - 4.0 in.
 • Luna - 4.0 in.
 • 6 WNW Sandia Park - 4.0 in.
 • 8 NNW Omega - 4.0 in.
 • 8 NNW Glorieta - 4.0 in.
 • 4 NNW Tres Ritos - 4.0 in.
 • 5 NNW Elizabethtown - 4.0 in.
 • 8 SSW San Miguel - 4.0 in.

 • Ramah - 3.5 in.
 • 1 WNW Red River - 3.5 in.
 • Pine Hill - 3.0 in.
 • 9 E Cuba - 3.0 in.
 • 15 SW Coyote - 3.0 in.
 • Ojo Encino - 2.5 in.
 • 6 SW Datil - 2.5 in.
 • Capulin - 2.2 in.
 • 4 NNW Taos - 2.1 in.
 • 12 ESE Counselor - 2.0 in.
 • 5 E El Morro - 2.0 in.
 • 2 WSW El Morro - 2.0 in.
 • 16 S Gallina - 2.0 in.
 • Ruidoso - 2.0 in.
 • 3 NE Albuquerque - 2.0 in.

 • 2 N Santa Fe - 1.8 in.
 • 5 S Albuquerque - 1.7 in.
 • 8 ESE Albuquerque - 1.5 in.
 • 7 ESE Albuquerque - 1.5 in.
 • 2 W Datil - 1.4 in.
 • 5 S Albuquerque - 1.2 in.

 • Tres Ritos - 1.0 in.
 • 3 S Farmington - 1.0 in.
 • Santa Fe - 1.0 in.
 • 6 SSE Luna - 1.0 in.
 • 2 N Milan - 1.0 in.
 • 4 N La Plata - 1.0 in.
 • 1 SE Gran Quivira - 1.0 in.
 • 1 ENE Magdalena - 1.0 in.

 • 1 SW Santa Fe - 0.7 in.
 • 4 NE Albuquerque - 0.6 in.
 • 2 WNW Clayton - 0.5 in.
 • 3 NE Farmington - 0.5 in.
 • 1 ENE Albuquerque - 0.5 in.
 • 2 NNE Questa - 0.3 in.
 • 4 SW Bloomfield - 0.3 in.
 • Ruidoso - 0.2 in.
 • Dulce - 0.2 in.
 • 10 SSE Angel Fire - 0.1 in.
 • 3 NE Santa Fe - T in.





December tornado in the Texas panhandle - McLean, TX - 12/12/2015.


Filtered Tornado Reports (CSV) (Raw Tornado CSV)(?)
TimeLocationCountyStateLatLonComments
2120LINDALESMITHTX32519541CONFIRMED TORNADO IN LINDALE AREA. HOMES DAMAGED. (SHV)
21534 NNW WILLISMONTGOMERYTX30489550UPROOTED TREES AND DAMAGE TO ONE BUSINESS REPORTED AT INTERSTATE 45 AND SHEPHERD HILL ROAD. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL RV NEARBY TO BUSINESS. DAMAGE RATING PENDING ASSESSMENT. (HGX)
Filtered Hail Reports (CSV) (Raw Hail CSV)(?)
TimeSizeLocationCountyStateLatLonComments
00321006 SSE LEFORSGRAYTX353610078QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL ALONG FM 291.(AMA)
02421252 S FOLLETTLIPSCOMBTX364110014HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS WAS COVERING ROAD NEAR FOLLETT. (AMA)
Filtered Wind Reports (CSV) (Raw Wind CSV)(?)
TimeSpeedLocationCountyStateLatLonComments
2153UNK4 NNW WILLISMONTGOMERYTX30489550UPROOTED TREES AND DAMAGE TO ONE BUSINESS REPORTED AT INTERSTATE 45 AND SHEPHERD HILL ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.(HGX)
2246UNKMOUNT VERNONFRANKLINTX33179522DAMAGE TO DARIY FARM (SHV)
2246UNKBOGATARED RIVERTX33479521POWER OUTAGES AND TREES DOWN (SHV)
2304UNKBOGATARED RIVERTX33479521TREE DOWN HIGHWAY 37 (SHV)
001760STERLING CITYSTERLINGTX318410098STERLING CITY HAS NO POWER AT THIS TIME. (SJT)
0030645 SW ST. LAWRENCEREAGANTX316510160(MAF)
0125UNK8 N CLARKSVILLERED RIVERTX33739506TREES DOWN NORTH OF CLARKSVILLE NEAR HIGHWAY 37. (SHV)
0125UNKVALLIANTMCCURTAINOK34009509DAMAGED HOMES ... .DOWN TREES ... AND POWER LINES NEAR SLIM ROAD ... ROOF ROAD ... .PINE CREEK ... PEACEFUL HOME ROAD. (SHV)
0145UNKVALLIANTMCCURTAINOK34009509DAMAGED HOMES ... .DOWN TREES ... AND POWER LINES NEAR SLIM ROAD ... ROOF ROAD ... .PINE CREEK ... PEACEFUL HOME ROAD. (SHV)
0210UNK3 E ROSCOENOLANTX324510049POWER POLE DOWN AT INTERSTATE 20 AND MILE MARKER 239. (SJT)
0630UNK5 NW HAWKINSWOODTX32649526HOUSES DAMAGED ... TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON NORTH SIDE OF LAKE HAWKINS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CR 3810 AND 3811 (SHV)
070861HONDOMEDINATX2936991653 KNOT OR 61 MPH WINDGUST MEASURED BY THE HONDO ASOS. (EWX)
08086014 NW DALLASDALLASTX3291969560 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED BY DFW ASOS(FWD)
093562ROCKWALLROCKWALLTX3293964562 MPH WIND GUST RPORTED BY THE ASOS IN ROCKWALL (FWD)

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