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Up to date road and weather conditons as well as weather forcasts are available via the EH&S Emergency Management webpage (http://www.nmsu.edu/~safety/emergency.htm)

Weather watch by NWS issued 5/18/07 (12:25pm) including the cities of Silver City, Truth or Consequences, Alamogordo, Mescalero, Cloudcraft, Timberon, Deming, Las Cruces, El Paso, Sierra Blanca, and Dell City.

‘”STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.”
“SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD TOWARD THE LOWLANDS AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.”
“VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES.”
“IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE MORE VIGOROUS STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS.”‘

Up to date road and weather conditons as well as weather forcasts are available via the EH&S Emergency Management webpage (http://www.nmsu.edu/~safety/emergency.htm)

Weather watch by NWS issued 5/17/07 (2:23pm) including the cities of Silver City, Truth or Consequences, Alamogordo, Mescalero, Cloudcraft, Timberon, Deming, Las Cruces, El Paso, Sierra Blanca, and Dell City.”

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.

VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES. THE RELATIVELY SLOW MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL STORMS TODAY WILL ONLY WORK TO INCREASE THE THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLOODING.

IN ADDITION…SOME OF THE MORE VIGOROUS STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. INSTABILITY WILL BECOME MORE LIMITED AFTER SUNSET…THUS DIMINISHING THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER…THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LINGER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.”

Up to date road and weather conditons as well as weather forcasts are available via the EH&S Emergency Management webpage (http://www.nmsu.edu/~safety/emergency.htm)

The NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (518 AM TUE MAY 16 2007) ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN NM DESERT AND WEST TEXAS. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SILVER CITY, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, ALAMOGORDO, MESCALERO, CLOUDCROFT, TIMBERON, LORDBURG, DEMING, LAS CRUCES, EL PASO, SIERRA BLANCA, DELL CITY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WHICH CAN LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WITH POSSIBLE FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES, ARROYOS AND LOW LYING AREAS

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN A LOCATION WHICH COULD BE AFFECTED YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED (More on flash flooding, causes and hazards).

Up to date road and weather conditons as well as weather forcasts are available via the EH&S Emergency Management webpage (http://www.nmsu.edu/~safety/emergency.htm)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA, HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY (617 AM) TO BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

AREA AFFECTED INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SILVER CITY, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, ALAMOGORDO, MESCALERO, CLOUDCROFT, TIMBERON, LORDSBURG, DEMING, LAS CRUCES, EL PASO, SIERRA BLANCA, & DELL CITY

A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, SO MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IF THEY ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST.

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A TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (1:03 pm) FOR EAST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY AND WEST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY.

A TORNADO (photo & details) WAS SIGHTED OVER EXTREME WEST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY, ABOUT 24 MILES NORTH OF CHAPARRAL MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR RURAL WESTERN OTERO COUNTY AT 120 PM MDT THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN OTERO, SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA AND NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE…SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (824 PM SAT APR 28 2007) FOR SOUTHERN DESERT AREA INCLUDING CITIES OF EL PASO, LAS CRUCES, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, DEMING, AND NEARBY VILLAGES. Read the rest of this entry »