Roswell & Hobbs Get Rain.

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Strong Outflow Winds From This T-Storm Kicked Up

Blowing Dust East Of Carlsbad, NM.

2:38 PM MDT 8-11-2011

T-Storm Dumps Heavy Rain SW Of Carlsbad, NM.

2:39 PM MDT 8-11-2011.

T-Storms Dump Heavy Rain.

Scattered afternoon t-storms dumped locally heavy rainfall across a few spots in SE NM yesterday afternoon. Reports from the US Forest Service indicate that around 2" of rain fell over parts of the "Dinner Fire Complex" in Dark Canyon, south of Queen.

Hobbs received its first measurable rainfall of the year yesterday with .48" reported at the (KM5BS) Personal Weather Station, located on the northwest side of the town. And on the south side of town, the Personal Weather Station (KF5KMC) recorded .43".

The Midland International Airport recorded more rain from a t-storm yesterday afternoon (.38") than they have recorded all year (.18"). The Odessa Schlemeyer Airport recorded 1.18" of rain.

Local Rainfall Totals Reported Thu Aug 11, 201.1

(As Of 7 AM MDT This Morning)
(Updated At 3:15 PM MDT)

Chaves County-

Roswell Airport ASOS .69"
Roswell Climate .10"
Elk Climate .06"

Eddy County-

Carlsbad Caverns Climate .26"
33.3 WSW Carlsbad - Queen .25"

Bat Draw Raws - Carlsbad Caverns Natl Park .19"

Queen Raws - 3 E Queen .05"
Artesia Climate Trace
Downtown Carlsbad Trace
Carlsbad Airport ASOS Trace
2.1 NNW Downtown Carlsbad Trace

Lea County-

1.7 SW Tatum .05"

Lincoln County-

Sierra Blanca Snotel Gauge 2.40"

Eagle Creek Canyon .44"

Downtown Ruidoso - Eagle @ Sudderth .32"
Ruidoso Climate .32"

Hodge Podge Lodge .32"

Beer Garden .26"

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport AWOS .24"

3.9 NNW Ruidoso .19"

Whispering Bluff Condos .17"
Capitan Climate .09"

Alto Hombre Gordito .08"

Smokey Bear Raws .05"

Otero County-

5.4 W Cloudcroft 1.19"

0.07 N Sunspot .90"

Sacramento Peak Raws .49"

2.3 S Cloudcroft .48"
Cloudcroft Climate .39"

Cosmic Raws - Apache Point Observatory .34"

High Roll CW5738 .21"

Mescal Raws - Near Mescalero .15"

16 ESE Cloudcroft - Mayhill .04"

Culberson County-

McKittrick Canyon Raws .43"

Dog Canyon Raws .25"

Guadalupe Pass ASOS .02"

Rainfall Totals Are Courtesy Of-

CoCoRaHS
NM MesoWest Weather
Midland NWS Climate Page
El Paso NWS Climate Page
Albuquerque NWS Climate Page
Weather Underground Wunder Map

NM NWS Rosa Climate Coop Reports
NWS Midland Regional Climate Summary

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