Storm Summary Feb 29, 2024 - High Winds/Blowing Dust Tuesday & Rain & Snow Overnight.
February 13, 2024. Ski Run Road To Ski Apache. Some of us may have felt that we were about choke to death on the blowing dust this past Monday and Tuesday. Dust storms are fairly common in New Mexico from October onward and into the spring. See my videos below of the blinding dust storms I encountered in the Hagerman-Dexter-Roswell, NM areas Tuesday. Many people in Southeastern New Mexico woke up to a wet snow and or a cold rain. Here at our home in Carlsbad I recorded a 24-hour precipitation total (rain and melted sleet) of .38". This is the highest 24-hour of the winter for me. The last time I measured this much rainfall was last October 25th when .48" fell. The public reported 1/2" to nearly 1" of snow in the Artesia area and 1" to 2" generally in the Roswell area. Elinda northeast of Roswell and southwest of Portales reported 4.0". The Cloudcroft NWS Climate Co-Op Station reported 2.5" of snowfall bringing their seasonal total to 53.4"...
