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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.

July Rainfall Totals To Date & Number Of Days 100+.

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July 22, 2022. C-Hill Carlsbad, New Mexico. NWS MesoWest New Mexico 72-Hour Rainfall Totals. (As Of 9 AM MDT Sunday, July 24, 2022). MRMS 72-Hour Rainfall Totals. (As Of 9 AM MDT Sunday, July 24, 2022). Weather Underground 24-Hour Rainfall Totals. (Friday, July 22, 2022). Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped on the southern Sacramento mountains Friday afternoon. Area radar and satellite estimates indicate that 2"4" of rain fell in the Cox Canyon area northward to the 16-Springs Canyon area. Tim Steeler reported 4.00" of rain Friday afternoon between Cloudcroft and Weed on St Hwy 130. Localized flash flooding occurred. Over the past three days pockets of heavy rainfall have also fallen near the Ruidoso area, northeast of Roswell on the Caprock, and northwest of Hope. CoCoRaHS July Rainfall Totals. July Monthly Rainfall Totals. (As Of Saturday, July 23, 2022). National Blend Of Models (NBM) 7-Day Rainfall Forecast. (Valid Today Through Sunday, July 31, 2022). Mid-summer to lat...

Shooting Lightning Photos During A Haboob - Carlsbad, NM 7-21-2022.

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Shot From C-Hill In Carlsbad, New Mexico. Another blistering hot day in SE NM today. I recorded a high temp here at our home in Carlsbad on my Davis Vantage Pro Plus Wireless Personal Weather Station of 103º. The Carlsbad ASOS reported 102º.  Just before sunset a nice energetic thunderstorm blew up northeast of Carlsbad and started heading southwest. It missed us here in town but dropped nickel to quarter size hail along with strong winds in Loving 12 miles southeast of us.  Off I go to C-Hill on the west side of town to try and get some lightning shots. This has not been my year for lightning shots. I bought a MIOPS Smart Lightning Trigger for my Nikon D5600. We aren't getting along. I can't get the stupid thing to fire most of the time so back to the drawing board for my research.  Tonight's issues were interesting to say the least. This thunderstorm quickly became severe as it rolled through Loving. Along with the hail and half of an inch of rain it dumped on them it a...

One Hot July Afternoon.

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July 17, 2022. Capitan Mountains.  Blog Updated At 10:10 AM MDT Wed, July 20, 2022. NWS MesoWest Reported High Temps Today. Courtesy Of The El Paso NWS Office. Reported High Temps Tuesday Afternoon & Records For The Date. Roswell Industrial Airport ASOS High Today 109º Prvs Record 108º In 2019. Bitter Lakes WLR Climate Co-Op Station 108º Prvs 106º In 2018. Caprock Climate Co-Op Station 108º Prvs 103º In 2018. 8-Mile Draws NE Of Roswell 107º . Artesia Climate Co-Op Station 107º Prvs 108º in 1925.= Brantley Dam Climate Co-Op Station 107º Prvs 106º In 2018. Artesia Airport AWOS 106º Prvs 104º In 2018.   Carlsbad Airport ASOS  106º  Record 109º In 1965. 2.1NNW Downtown Carlsbad 106º Paduca Raws SW Of WIPP 106º . Tatum Mesonet Station 106º . Dell City Mesonet Station 105º . Alamogordo Airport AWOS 104º Prvs Climate Co-Op Station 102º In 1981, 2018. Carrizozo PWS 102º . Caprock Raws 102º . Bat Draw Raws - Carlsbad Caverns Natl Park Visitor Center 102º . Hobbs ...

Stuck With Unrelenting Summer Heat & No Rain.

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GFS 500 MB Forecast. Valid At Noon Today. Valid At Noon Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Water Vapor Satellite Image. At 10:31 AM MDT Today. Those red and orange shades depicted across most of New Mexico and Texas indicate dry air at the mid-upper -levels of the atmosphere (5,000' to 40,000').  NWS High-Temperature Forecasts. Today. Saturday. Sunday. Monday. Tuesday. Long Range Temperature & Rainfall Forecasts. 6-10 Day Forecasts. 8-14 Days Forecasts. WPC 10-Day Rainfall Forecast. Stuck With Unrelenting Summer Heat & No Rain. Our annual summer monsoon started up with a bang this year and about two weeks earlier than normal. Now the brakes have been put on so to speak as the widespread thunderstorm activity we've seen over the past several weeks dwindles to just about nothing.  A stout ridge of high pressure at the mid-levels of the atmosphere (500 millibar level) centered today over northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado has a death grip on the region and isn'...

NM Max Temps & Year-To-Date Rainfall Totals As Of July 11, 2022.

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July 6, 2022. Looking SE Towards Black River Village. Reported High Temps This Year  And The # Of Days With Hight Temperatures of 100º Or Higher. Year-To-Date Rainfall Totals. (January 1st - July 11, 2022). There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.

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