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Why Are My Weather Posts Missing From Facebook.

Hello everyone. I just wanted to let you know that my Facebook page was shut down without any warning by Facebook this past Saturday, June 8th. All I was told was that I had violated their community standards. I don't know what triggered that; they didn't tell me. I was told this may be permanent or for six months.
My guess is that it may be because I posted several comments and articles from my Substack page about the riots in LA, and that must have triggered/angered someone, and they complained, thus Facebook shut me down. I don't know this as fact, though. I have appealed this decision, and I'm still waiting for their reply. I have read on X that this has happened to other Facebook users posting about the LA riots as well.
I always share my weather blog posts (that I post here) on my Facebook page and my X page. This included over twelve different New Mexico and West Texas Facebook Community sites. So there are thousands of you out there (based on my views and shares of those posts) who will no longer see those posts. My Facebook page may or may not be restored.
This is another good reason (as the National Weather Service often reminds us) to have multiple ways of receiving severe weather alerts when severe weather threatens your location. My weather web page is one of those ways, and I really appreciate all of you who have and still do use it. Thank you so much!!!
If my Facebook page is restored, I will continue to share my weather blog posts and some of the NWS Watches and Warnings...as I have been doing for years now.

135ºF Temperature Spread In Southeast New Mexico During February.

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Sierra Blanca Peak. Looking Northeast From Alamogordo, NM Saturday, February 24, 2018. As of February 25th, 2018 Ski Apache has recorded a seasonal snowfall total of 36 inches. They had a base depth of 28 inches this morning. Far below their normal seasonal total 180 inches. February Temperature Extremes In SE NM. February, 1904 - Carlsbad Records A Week Of 90ºF Temps. Topping out with an official high temperature of 100ºF on the 24th after a morning low of 38ºF. That's a temperature rise of 62ºF from the morning low to the afternoon high. Extreme Cold On February 8th, 1933. Artesia - Hagerman - Tatum - Pearl All -30ºF Or Colder. Artesia, New Mexico Records -35ºF. Hagerman, New Mexico Records -34ºF. Tatum, New Mexico Records -32ºF. Pearl, New Mexico Records -30ºF. As far as I can find in the records books the only other time its has gotten down to -30ºF or colder locally was on the morning of Februa...

Winter Returns Tonight & Wednesday.

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Temperatures At 5 PM MDT Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018. Courtesy Of NWS MesoWest. Courtesy Of Oklahoma MesoNet.  NWS NDFD Forecast High Temps Wednesday. Forecast High Temperature Anomalies Wednesday. NWS Midland Forecast. A strong cold front will push into the local area tonight knocking our daytime high temperatures down into the 30's and 40's on Wednesday. These readings will be some 20 to 30-degrees below normal. Winter is back. The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!

3-Day Storm Total Rainfall & Snowfall Amounts.

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Dense Fog South Of The Roswell Airport Saturday Morning. NWS Rainfall Analysis - 7-Day Totals. (As Of 5 AM MST This Sunday Morning). Most of this precipitation has fallen over the past three days. West Texas MesoNet 96-Hour Storm Total Rainfall Amounts. NWS Albuquerque 3-Day Storm Total Rainfall Amounts. Mount Lemon near Tuscon, Arizona ended up with a storm total of 9.17" of rainfall! NM CoCoRaHS & NM MesoWest Storm Total Rainfall Amounts. Chaves County. Eddy County. Lea County. Lincoln County. I'm not sure what is going on with the Sierra Blanca Snotel Gauge. I have a hard time believing that 7.10" of rain fell. Radar storm totals don't support this, and neither do other nearby rainfall totals, and there was no flash flooding on the Ruidoso and Bonitio Watersheds that I am aware of. Otero County. Use the 5-day totals for the storm total rainfall...

After The Storm - Dense Fog & Snow Capped Mountains.

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Dense Fog Between Artesia & Roswell. ( Saturday Morning, February 17, 2018.) About Halfway Between Artesia & Roswell. Fog Bank Ahead South Of Roswell. Near The Roswell Airport On US Hwy 285. Looking Back East Towards Roswell Near 12-Mile Hill On US 70. Capitan Mountains Saturday Morning, February 17, 2018. Looking North From US Hwy 70 West Of Roswell. Looking North From St Hwy 380 West Of Lincoln. Sierra Blanca Peak - Saturday, February 17, 2018. West Of Lincoln ON St Hwy 380 Near The Fort Stanton Turnoff. On US Hwy 70 Near Mescalero Looking North. Whitetail - Mule Deer - Near The Sierra Blanca Regional Airport. Cloudcroft Ice Skating Rink. After 2.81" Of Rain & 3.1" Of Snow The Past Two Days. My wife and I headed north out of Carlsbad early this morning towards Roswell and then west to Ruidoso. Along the way we encountered a dense fog bank about halfway between Artesia and Roswel...

Arizona Gets 8+ Inches Of Rain In Past 2-Days - Sacramento Mtn's Of NM 2+ Inches.

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Storm Clouds Gathering Thursday. Looking West-Southwest Towards Guadalupe Peak Thursday Afternoon. Looking Northwest Towards Whites City Thursday Afternoon. Reported High Temperatures Thursday Afternoon. 24-Hour Rainfall Totals. (As Of 5 AM MST Friday Morning). Month-To-Date Rainfall Totals. (February 1st - February 16th, 2018 At 5 AM MST). Most of this has fallen in the past two days! Radar Estimated & Reported 24-Hour Rainfall Totals. (Valid As Of 7 AM MST Friday Morning). NM CoCoRaHS 48-Hour Rainfall Totals. (As Of 8 AM MST Friday Morning). Lincoln County. Otero County. MesoWest 48-Hour Rainfall Summary. (As Of 9 AM MST Friday Morning). Lincoln County. Otero County. Heavy rain have fallen over the Sacramento Mountains since Wednesday. As of 9 AM MST this Friday morning. Totals of this magnitude are defiantly drought busters in some of these locations. some of the ...

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