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.
August 27, 2024. Looking North From St Hwy 368 Capitan Mountains - North Of Hondo, NM. Smoke Analysis At 4 PM MDT Thursday. Smoke From Forest Fires To Our West. Smoke from forest fires in Arizona and southern California is being pulled east and northeast into New Mexico this afternoon. Hazy skies will make for a beautiful sunset and sunrise tonight and Friday morning in parts of the area. Not so good though for those with allergies and breathing problems. Water Vapor Satellite Image . Valid At 3:06 PM MDT Thursday, September 12, 2024.
August 29, 2024. Northwest Of Artesia, NM. High Based Dissipating Thunderstorm. Blog updated at 3:23 PM MDT Sunday, Sept 8, 2024. Water Vapor Satellite Image . (At 11:46 AM MDT Sunday, Sept 8, 2024).
August 31, 2024. Carlsbad, New Mexico. Normally Dry Dark Canyon Arroyo. My Substack Channel link has a better resolution of this video. Eddy & Chaves County Flash Flooding - August 31, 2024.