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Blog updated at 7:20 PM MDT.
(Additional Rainfall Reports Added).




Street flooding in Carlsbad yesterday afternoon.
NWS Mesonet 24-Hour Rainfall Totals.




CoCoRaHS Rainfall Totals. (As Of 7 AM MDT).
Eddy County 24-Hour Totals.

Eddy County 48-Hour Totals.

Lea County 24-Hour Totals.

Lea County 48-Hour Totals.
Lincoln County 24-Hour Totals.
Otero County 24-Hour Totals.
Otero County 48-Hour Totals.
Midland County Texas 24-Hour Rainfall Totals.
Midland County Texas 48-Hour Rainfall Totals.

NWS Mesonet High Temperatures. (Thursday Sept 27, 2012).


NWS Mesonet 24-Hour Rainfall Totals. (As of 5:30 AM MDT).




Another miss for southeastern New Mexico as far as the heavy rainfall that has been forecast so far. We will have another chance today into tonight then we will dry out on Saturday. Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast today, some of these may be heavy and produce localized flash flooding. Our chances of seeing rain today into tonight are generally in the 40% to 60% range. Our highs today are forecast to be in the low-mid 70's, with the low 80's forecast for Saturday and Sunday.
Heavy Rain Falling In West Texas.
IR Satellite Image At 6:00 MDT.

Midland NWS GRLevel3 2.00 Doppler Radar Snapshots.
Map Is Courtesy Of The Midland NWS Office.
Map Is Courtesy Of The Midland NWS Office.
Map Is Courtesy Of The Lubbock NWS Office.
Map Is Courtesy Of The El Paso NWS Office.
06Z NAM 4-KM 60-Hour Rainfall Totals Forecast.

Water Vapor Satellite Image At 4:15 AM MDT.
RUC 500 MB Analysis At 3 AM MDT.
A long fetch of deep tropical moisture (remnants of former Hurricane Miriam) can be seen streaming northeastward from southwest of the Baja Peninsula, and into New Mexico and west Texas on the Water Vapor Satellite Image above. This deep fetch of moisture is being pulled into our state, and local area by a mid-upper level trough of low pressure centered over Colorado. This remnant tropical moisture feed is forecast to continue streaming into our area into Saturday. 
Heavy Rain - Flash Flooding Today Into Saturday!

Maps Are Courtesy Of The Midland NWS Office.

Maps Are Courtesy Of The Lubbock NWS Office.
Map Is Courtesy Of The Albuquerque NWS Office.

Maps Are Courtesy Of The El Paso NWS Office.
06Z GFS Temp Departure From Normal Forecast. Valid At Noon Today.
Radar is showing scattered rain showers and a few isolated thunderstorms covering parts of Eddy and Lea Counties as of 5:30 AM this morning. Clouds will continue to…