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June 17, 2024. Heading West On Us Hwy 70. 20 Miles West Of Roswell, New Mexico. Smoke From The South Fork & Salt Fires In/Near Ruidoso, New Mexico. Updated at 11:26 AM MDT, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. My Substack Post -  Ruidoso, New Mexico Forest Fires - Most Destructive In New Mexico's History! Surface Map Forecast. Valid At Noon MDT Wednesday. Weather Prediction Center (WPC)Total Rainfall Forecast. Water Vapor Satellite Image. (12:21 PM MDT Tuesday, June 18, 2024). National Hurricane Center (NHC) Update. NWS Midland Forecasts. NWS Albuquerque Forecasts. Tropical Storm Forming. A disturbance in the Bay of Campeche is forecast to strengthen and develop into a Tropical Storm within 24-hours. Then move generally to the northwest before moving more westward into Mexico south of, or near Brownsville, Texas Wednesday night into Thursday..  The remnant moisture from this Tropical Storm is forecast to get pulled northwestward into West Texas and New Mexico late this week into the ...

Sunday, June 9, 2024. Flooded Field & Tractor. In Atoka 4 Miles South Of Artesia. Courtesy Of Eddy County Emergency Management Office. Thunderstorms developed first in a line from northeast of Roswell, southward to east of Artesia and Carlsbad Sunday afternoon. It then congealed into a large complex that moved from southeast to northwest across southeastern New Mexico. Additional thunderstorms developed over other parts of the state overnight that continued into this morning. Locally heavy rainfall fell in some locations. My brother recorded 2.30" at his ranch in Lakewood. A personal weather station (PWS) in Lakewood recorded 1.64". An automated weather station in Lakewood recorded 1.44". A personal weather station (PWS) at the KOA Campground in Seven Rivers recorded 1.12". The Carlsbad Airport ASOS recorded 1.00". Here at our home in NW Carlsbad, I recorded .67". My family recorded .95" in Atoka south of Artesia.  An automated weather station in ...

Saturday, June 8, 2024. Looking South in Ruidoso, NM. Cumulonimbus Mammatus (CBMAM) Clouds. Yesterday's Haboob South Of Roswell. Saturday, June 8, 2024. Courtesy Of Justin Griffin - Hagerman, NM. Saturday, June 8, 2024. Courtesy Of Justin Powell - Dexter, NM Fire Chief. A Haboob (large duststorm) was apparently produced by outflow winds from nearby decaying thunderstorms in the Roswell area yesterday afternoon. A measured peak wind gust of 66 mph was clocked at the Roswell Industrial Air Center (ASOS) Roswell Industrial Air Center (ASOS) at 3:54 PM MDT Saturday afternoon.  Multiple vehicles were reported to be involved in several collisions during the near-zero visibility on U.S. Hwy 285 between Roswell and Artesia. On US Hwy 285 and Ojbwa Rd, and US Hwy 285 and Orchard Park Rd, as well as on St Hwy 2. Due to the ongoing severe to extreme drought conditions locally this area has been prone to severe dust storms this year. This area and others will continue to be impacted buy thes...