Windy Point Vista - Near Ski Apache (Ruidoso, NM) Time-Lapse Video. 8-24-2023.

August 24, 2023.

Looking East From Windy Point Vista.

East Of Ski Apache & Sierra Blanca Peak.

Click On the link below to see my Substack post and upload of the video. It has a sharper resolution that the YouTube version. 

Last Thursday, August 24th I drove up to Ruidoso, New Mexico to shoot some video and photos of thunderstorms. I ended up on the Windy Point Vista (9,951’ above sea level) just east of Ski Apache and Sierra Blanca Peak in the Sacramento mountains of south-central New Mexico.

Thunderstorms were developing to my east so I set up my Gopro HERO11 Black camera on the tripod and the rest is history. A scud cloud briefly developed beneath the base of the thunderstorm. This was not a funnel cloud or tropical funnel cloud nor a tornado. The thunderstorm it formed underneath of was not a supercell thunderstorm and a wall cloud never developed.

This scud cloud was fragmented when it first formed then gradually elongated and stretched upward towards the base of the thunderstorm. It never attached itself although it appears in the photo to have done so. It did not rotate thus a tube shape scud cloud that looked very much like a horizontal funnel cloud but was not.

I turned my camera around and shot some video of the clouds rolling off of Sierra Blanca Peak (12,003’) behind me.

Another day of peace and quiet away from the insanity griping our world. I thank God for these escapes, and the peace and quiet. It gives my mind time to rest, and brings tranquility to my soul. In spite of how upside down, sideways, and wrong things are in America, it’s times like this that reminds me that God is still in control, and in the end we win, because he wins!

August 24, 2023

Sierra Blanca Peak.

There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.

Cooler With T-Storms Sun Into Tue.

August 24, 2023

Towering Cumulus Clouds,

East Of Hondo In Lincoln County.

Surface Map Analysis.

At 6 AM MDT Saturday, Aug 26, 2023.

ECMWF 500 Millibar (18,000' MSL) Analysis.

At Midnight MDT Friday, Aug 25, 2023.

ECMWF 500 Millibar (18,000' MSL) Forecast.

Valid At 6 AM MDT Monday, Aug 28, 2023.

NWS NDFD Forecast High Temps & Temperature Anomalies.

Today.

Sunday.

Monday.

NWS NDFD Low Temperature Forecast.

Wednesday Morning.

Local NWS Forecasts.

Roswell.

Artesia.

Carlsbad.

Hobbs.

Ruidoso.

Cloudcroft.

Weather Prediction Center 7-Day Rainfall Forecast.

Valid Today Through Saturday, Sept 2, 2023.

National Blend Of Models Total Rainfall Forecast.

Valid Today Through 6 PM MDT Tuesday, Aug 29, 2023.

Weather Prediction Center (WPC).

Highest Hourly Heat Index - Summer 2023.

Flood Watches In Effect Today!

New Mexico Burn Scar Flash Flood Matrix.

Hot This Weekend - T-Storms Return.

A weak cold front is very slowly sagging southward through the southeastern plains this Saturday morning. It won't affect our afternoon high temperatures much today and Sunday. Our forecast highs are expected to climb up into the mid-upper 90's. 

Our enemy of this summer's monsoon (the unrelenting and unusually strong mid-level heat dome of high pressure) will move overhead on its westward trek today and Sunday. By Monday it is forecast to be centered just west of central California off the coast.

A reinforcing surge of cooler air will push the cold front south out of the state Sunday evening and early Monday morning. Cooler air will settle in over the area Monday into Wednesday morning. Our highs on Monday are forecast to be in the upper 80's to near 90. On Tuesday we will only be in the mid 80's. Wednesday mornings lows will be a little cooler than normal with readings in the low 60's. 

At least we haven't been plagued with the ungodly hot heat index temperatures that have been occuring this summer from Texas northeast to the Great Lakes area. Widespread heat index temperatures of 115º to nearly 130º have been recorded on multiple days.

Thunderstorms will continue across most of the state today except for the southeastern plains. An increase in activity is expected Sunday and Monday as the front slides through and low level moisture and instability increases. Locally heavy rains will be possible along with localized flash flooding especially over the burn scar areas today through Tuesday.

New Mexico 24-Hour CoCoRaHS Totals.

(As Of 9 AM MDT Saturday, Aug 26, 2023).

National Weather Service Albuquerque 24-Hour Rainfall Totals.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
933 AM MDT Sat Aug 26 2023

...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date

...New Mexico...

...Socorro County...
Stallion Runway (WSMR)       41 MPH    0755 PM 08/25

...PRECIPITATION REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date

...New Mexico...

...Bernalillo County...
Albuquerque 7.3 W            1.36 in   0800 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 6.9 WSW          1.35 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 7.0 SW           1.11 in   0700 AM 08/26
South Valley 3.8 SSW         0.95 in   0700 AM 08/26
ALBUQUERQUE                  0.92 in   0856 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 4.8 E            0.90 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 8 SW             0.87 in   0700 AM 08/26
ALBUQUERQUE                  0.86 in   0845 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 8 NNW            0.86 in   0855 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 5.5 NW           0.83 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 4.0 W            0.80 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 5.0 WSW          0.77 in   0500 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 6.0 NW           0.74 in   0700 AM 08/26
South Valley 1.1 S           0.73 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 6.5 NW           0.73 in   0800 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 6 NW             0.73 in   0855 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 5.8 WNW          0.72 in   0720 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 6.8 W            0.72 in   0800 AM 08/26
San Antonio Arroyo at Rio Gr 0.72 in   0825 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 7.5 NW           0.69 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 9.3 NW           0.64 in   0800 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 6 WNW            0.63 in   0851 AM 08/26
Los Ranchos 2.1 SW           0.62 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 8.9 NW           0.61 in   0800 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 5.9 WNW          0.60 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 3.3 WNW          0.56 in   0700 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 6.1 NW           0.56 in   0725 AM 08/26
Albuquerque 6 W              0.51 in   0858 AM 08/26

...Catron County...
Old Horse Springs 19 SSE (Pe 0.59 in   0838 AM 08/26

...Colfax County...
Raton Crews Airport          1.23 in   0853 AM 08/26

...Lincoln County...
Capitan 1.3 WSW              0.92 in   0700 AM 08/26
Carrizozo                    0.79 in   0900 AM 08/26
Nogal 4.6 SSE                0.54 in   0700 AM 08/26
Capitan 4.3 WSW              0.53 in   0700 AM 08/26

...Los Alamos County...
Los Alamos 1 NNE             0.57 in   0858 AM 08/26

...Mora County...
Wagon Mound 3.2 WNW          0.73 in   0700 AM 08/26
Bartley                      0.71 in   0804 AM 08/26

...Rio Arriba County...
Truchas 3 ENE (Truchas)      0.88 in   0811 AM 08/26

...San Miguel County...
Sapello 5.1 WNW              0.80 in   0700 AM 08/26
Rociada                      0.78 in   0845 AM 08/26
San Pablo 2 E                0.54 in   0700 AM 08/26

...Sandoval County...
Jemez Springs (DRI)          0.81 in   0800 AM 08/26
RIO RANCHO                   0.61 in   0845 AM 08/26
Rio Rancho 3.5 SSW           0.59 in   0700 AM 08/26

...Santa Fe County...
Edgewood 4 ENE               1.64 in   0900 AM 08/26
Espanola 3.4 SE              0.64 in   0600 AM 08/26

...Taos County...
Arroyo Hondo 1.5 S           0.62 in   0800 AM 08/26
Ranchos De Taos 2.4 W        0.58 in   0700 AM 08/26
Los Cordovas 2 S             0.54 in   0900 AM 08/26

...Torrance County...
Estancia 9.4 NW              1.35 in   0700 AM 08/26
Edgewood 3.2 S               0.75 in   0600 AM 08/26
Edgewood 5.1 SE              0.55 in   0800 AM 08/26
McIntosh 4.4 ESE             0.53 in   0800 AM 08/26

...Valencia County...
Peralta 1 WSW                1.66 in   0845 AM 08/26
Los Lunas 3.5 E              1.48 in   0700 AM 08/26
Los Lunas 3.3 ESE            1.28 in   0800 AM 08/26
Bosque Farms 0.6 N           1.12 in   0700 AM 08/26
Peralta 0.6 S                1.08 in   0700 AM 08/26
Meadow Lake                  0.96 in   0800 AM 08/26
Los Lunas 0.4 ESE            0.84 in   0600 AM 08/26
Los Lunas 2.6 ESE            0.78 in   0700 AM 08/26
Los Lunas 3.7 SSE            0.75 in   0800 AM 08/26
Valencia 1 NNE               0.72 in   0900 AM 08/26
Rio Communities 0.5 N        0.63 in   0645 AM 08/26
Los Lunas 4.1 SE             0.62 in   0600 AM 08/26
Belen 1.2 WSW                0.55 in   0700 AM 08/26
Los Lunas                    0.53 in   0855 AM 08/26
Belen 1.0 NNE                0.52 in   0718 AM 08/26
&&


Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.

TS Harold Remnant Moisture - 72-Hour Rainfall Summary

72-Hour Rainfall Summary.

Remnant moisture from former Tropical Storm Harold brought the summers most widespread heavy rainfall to the southern Sacramento mountains. Lesser totals fell across the southern half of the state yesterday. The far eastern and southeastern plains missed out.

I added the Multisensor radar 24-hour rainfall totals. It's very easy to see the rainfall left behind as the remnant tropical moisture streamed northwest from the Gulf of Mexico.

Please feel free to add your rainfall totals in the comments and be sure and tell the general location of where you measured the rainfall.

Early reports of some of the heaviest rainfall 3-day totals (most of this fell yesterday) reported so far this morning (as of 7:30 AM) include:

PWS Pierce Canyon S of Cloudcroft 3.78"

PWS W of Sacramento 3.86"

PWS In Cloudcroft 3.73"

Dog Canyon Raws (Guadalupe Mtns) 3.54"

PWS Russia Canyon 3.41"

PWS NW of Mountain Park 3.34"

Cloudcroft CoCoRaHS Station 0.4 ESE 3.33"

La Luz 3.33"

PWS W of Sacramento 3.26"

PWS Russia Canyon 3.25"

PWS S of High Rolls 3.24"

La Luz CoCoRaHS 5.8ENE 3.01"

PWS SE of Wimsatt 2.94"

Bowl Raws N of Guadalupe Peak 2.54"

PWS South of Cloudcroft 2.43"

PWS Weed 2.43"

PWS SSW of Cloudcroft (Aspen Grove) 2.36"

Mountain Park NWS Climate Co-Op Station 2.35"

Cloudcroft NWS Climate Co-Op Station 2.25"

PWS SW of Mountain Park 2.14"

PWS Bell Canyon NW Mayhill 2.06"

Queen Raws 1.84"

PWS S Alamogordo 1.82"

Sierra Blanca Snotel Near Ski Apache 1.80"

PWS S Las Cruces 1.74"

PWS Walker Canyon NWof Mayhill 1.54"

PWS Apache Summit 1.40"

PWS NW Alamogordo 1.37"

Elk NWS Climate Co-OP Station 1.33"

PWS Upper Rio Ruidoso 1.31"

MayHill CoCoRaHS 4.0 SSE 1.15"

PWS NE Las Cruces 1.15"

Timberon Development PWS 1.14"

PWS West Ruidoso 1.08"

PWS N Las Cruces 1.08"

Mayhill PWS 1.07"

Hope CoCoRaHS Station 25.9 SW 1.03"

Hads Rio Ruidoso at Ruidoso 1.01"

Dunken Raws .98"

PWS Timberon .95"

Bat Draw Raws Carlsbad Caverns Visitor Center .90"

Roswell CoCoRaHS 6.0 NNW .90"

PWS SW Whites City .86"

PWS Roswell East Grand Plains .73"

PWS NW Roswell .53"

Hope MesoNet 4.9 W .39"

2.1 NNW Downtown Carlsbad .38"

Malaga MesoNet .36"

Loving MesoNet .32"

Carlsbad Airport ASOS .29"

Lakewood PWS .20"

Roswell Airport ASOS .12"

Artesia Airport AWOS .07"

MRMS 72-Hour Rainfall Totals.

(As Of  8 AM MDT August 24, 2023).

New Mexico MesoWest 72-Hour Rainfall Totals.

(As Of  8 AM MDT August 24, 2023).

 72-Hour Weather Underground Rainfall Totals.

(As Of  8 AM MDT August 24, 2023).

New Mexico 72-Hour CoCoRaHS Rainfall Totals.

(As Of  8 AM MDT August 24, 2023).

NWS El Paso Rainfall Summary.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1135 PM MDT Wed Aug 23 2023

...PRECIPITATION REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Lat/Lon
LA LUZ                       3.33 in   1128 PM 08/23   33.01N/105.85W
Cloudcroft                   2.43 in   1130 PM 08/23   32.88N/105.79W
0.6 NW High Rolls            2.35 in   0500 PM 08/23   32.95N/105.82W
High Rolls                   2.14 in   1129 PM 08/23   32.94N/105.84W
Bell Canyon                  1.98 in   1126 PM 08/23   32.97N/105.55W
McGregor Range RAWS          1.86 in   1037 PM 08/23   32.43N/105.62W
Mayhill                      1.84 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.90N/105.52W
Alamogordo                   1.63 in   1116 PM 08/23   32.75N/105.98W
Weed - Dark Ridge Obs        1.55 in   1130 PM 08/23   32.80N/105.47W
Mayhill - Red Shift Obs      1.32 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.91N/105.53W
Timberon                     1.29 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.64N/105.69W
Mayhill - Dimension Point Ob 1.20 in   1130 PM 08/23   32.91N/105.53W
Mescalero RAWS               1.19 in   1041 PM 08/23   33.16N/105.77W
Mayhill RAWS                 0.92 in   1101 PM 08/23   32.91N/105.47W
Holloman AFB AWOS            0.88 in   1055 PM 08/23   32.85N/106.08W
PX Well RAWS                 0.82 in   1053 PM 08/23   31.97N/104.95W
Las Cruces - Las Colinas     0.77 in   1128 PM 08/23   32.38N/106.74W
Dripping Springs RAWS        0.76 in   1026 PM 08/23   32.32N/106.59W
Alamogordo - La Mesa Drive   0.71 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.34N/106.74W
Las Cruces                   0.70 in   1130 PM 08/23   32.35N/106.73W
2.8 SE Leasburg (ALERT-MISC) 0.67 in   0942 PM 08/23   32.43N/106.84W
San Andres RAWS              0.66 in   1101 PM 08/23   32.58N/106.53W
Las Cruces - County Club Par 0.65 in   1120 PM 08/23   32.34N/106.77W
Dellcity                     0.62 in   1103 PM 08/23   31.75N/105.86W
Las Cruces                   0.62 in   1125 PM 08/23   32.36N/106.72W
El Paso NE - KB5HPT          0.60 in   1115 PM 08/23   31.92N/106.43W
0.8 NW Las Cruces (ALERT-MIS 0.59 in   1056 PM 08/23   32.35N/106.76W
El Paso East - Marty Robbins 0.55 in   1115 PM 08/23   31.75N/106.29W
Las Cruces - East Mesa       0.54 in   1126 PM 08/23   32.40N/106.68W
1 NE University Park         0.54 in   1129 PM 08/23   32.29N/106.73W
Biggs Field AWOS             0.49 in   1055 PM 08/23   31.85N/106.38W
0.7 W Gila Hot Springs       0.46 in   0600 PM 08/23   33.20N/108.22W
Salt Flat                    0.45 in   0248 PM 08/23   31.84N/104.96W
6.8 W Cornudas               0.43 in   1100 PM 08/23   31.80N/105.58W
6.6 N Redrock (JE-FULLER)    0.43 in   0625 PM 08/23   32.78N/108.77W
El Paso NE - K5IA            0.42 in   1128 PM 08/23   31.91N/106.41W
Signal Peak (SNOTEL)         0.40 in   0800 PM 08/23   32.92N/108.15W
Las Cruces - Tierra Grande ( 0.40 in   1116 PM 08/23   32.39N/106.67W
Las Cruces - Southwind       0.39 in   1125 PM 08/23   32.35N/106.83W
El Paso International Airpor 0.38 in   1051 PM 08/23   31.82N/106.38W
El Paso NE - Tom Lea MS      0.23 in   1130 PM 08/23   31.94N/106.43W
2.2 E Sunland Park           0.21 in   1100 PM 08/23   31.80N/106.54W
El Paso SE - Presa ES        0.19 in   1129 PM 08/23   31.69N/106.32W
T-or-C ASOS                  0.19 in   1053 PM 08/23   33.23N/107.27W
Las Cruces AWOS              0.19 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.27N/106.92W
El Paso - Chaparral Park N   0.17 in   1131 PM 08/23   31.85N/106.52W
South Franklin Peak          0.16 in   1124 PM 08/23   31.86N/106.49W
3.3 W Santa Teresa           0.16 in   0600 PM 08/23   31.87N/106.70W
Canutillo                    0.15 in   1115 PM 08/23   31.91N/106.60W
Las Cruces Cothern West Mesa 0.15 in   0151 PM 08/23   32.27N/106.87W
El Paso NE - Powell ES       0.13 in   1130 PM 08/23   31.84N/106.43W
Pinos Altos                  0.13 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.85N/108.23W
White Signal                 0.10 in   0500 PM 08/23   32.56N/108.37W
1.0 N Redrock                0.10 in   0600 PM 08/23   32.70N/108.73W
McKnight Cabin (SNOTEL)      0.10 in   0800 PM 08/23   33.01N/107.87W
Grant County Airport AWOS    0.10 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.63N/108.15W
Silver City - Viento Ridge   0.10 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.77N/108.33W
Arrey 2N                     0.09 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.88N/107.31W
El Paso                      0.08 in   1130 PM 08/23   31.84N/106.55W
0.6 NE Redrock (JE-FULLER)   0.08 in   0411 PM 08/23   32.69N/108.73W
Fabens                       0.07 in   1129 PM 08/23   31.50N/106.15W
Hillsboro                    0.07 in   0700 PM 08/23   32.92N/107.56W
Hillsboro                    0.07 in   1126 PM 08/23   32.92N/107.57W
Deming ASOS                  0.07 in   1053 PM 08/23   32.27N/107.72W
Winston (EPZWxNet)           0.06 in   1123 PM 08/23   33.35N/107.65W
Silver City - Valley Drive   0.06 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.82N/108.28W
Hanover 5ENE                 0.06 in   1119 PM 08/23   32.82N/108.00W
Lake Roberts (EPZWxNet)      0.06 in   1129 PM 08/23   33.04N/108.17W
Alamogordo AWOS              0.05 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.82N/105.97W
Silver City                  0.05 in   1120 PM 08/23   32.79N/108.26W
0.6 W Buckhorn               0.04 in   0530 PM 08/23   33.03N/108.72W
12.7 N Virden (JE-FULLER)    0.04 in   0704 PM 08/23   32.87N/108.94W
Burro Mountain RAWS          0.04 in   1059 PM 08/23   32.67N/108.54W
Gila                         0.04 in   1115 PM 08/23   33.02N/108.56W
4.6 NE Redrock               0.02 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.73N/108.67W
Silver City - Mountain View  0.02 in   1115 PM 08/23   32.77N/108.26W
Silver City                  0.02 in   1129 PM 08/23   32.78N/108.28W
Chiricahua Desert Museum     0.01 in   1020 PM 08/23   31.87N/109.02W

There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.