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Weather
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY... .An upper level storm system will swing through the area on Tuesday bringing with it breezy to windy conditions, which will combine with single-digit and lower teen minimum relative humidity values to create critical fire weather conditions. ERC percentiles are expected to range 75 to 90 as well. Precipitation today, Saturday, has been light and is not expected to bring significant improvements to fuel conditions.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR DRY FUELS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, AND STRONG
WINDS FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LOWLANDS AND CAPITAN / LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST...
- Category: Weather
NM 11 now open, continue to use caution for areas of blowing dust with limited visibility.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming Area
I-10, US 180, NM 549, and NM 26 are now open, continue to use caution for areas of blowing dust with limited visibility
ROAD CLOSURE in Deming to Silver City
US 180 is closed from milepost 164(Deming) to milepost 133 (Hurley) due to areas of blowing dust and low to zero visibility.
ROAD CLOSURE in Deming to Columbus
NM 11 “Columbus Hwy” is closed from milepost 33(Dona Ana) to milepost 0 (NM/MEX Border) due to areas of blowing dust and low to zero visibility.
ROAD CLOSURE in Deming to Akela
NM 549 is closed from milepost 0 (Deming) to milepost 31 due to areas of blowing dust and low visibility.
- Category: Weather
A vehicle hit the power pole leading to the Grant County Veterans Memorial Conference Center causing an electrical outage. The townhall has been canceled for tonight March 5, 2025.
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A deep upper level trough moving across the Four Corners region will induce deepening low pressure over southeast Colorado Monday afternoon. As the pressure gradient tightens, and deep mixing occurs, southwest winds of 30 to 45 mph with gusts to 55 to 65 mph will develop. Meanwhile, a dry air mass will be lingering across region. The combination of low humidity and strong winds will lead to dangerous fire weather conditions in the Red Flag Warning area on Thursday.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RH VALUES, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR NMZ111...
- Category: Weather
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern
Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Otero Mesa-East Central Tularosa
Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Western El Paso County-
Eastern/Central El Paso County-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco
Mountains-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth
Counties-
Including the cities of Hatch, Animas, Loma Linda, Fort Bliss,
- Category: Weather
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Uplands of the Bootheel-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Central Grant
County/Silver City Area-Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black
Range-
Including the cities of Lake Roberts, Silver City, Hillsboro,
Truth Or Consequences, Cloverdale, Fort Bayard, Grant County
Airport, Winston, Derry, Kingston, Faywood, Hurley, Mimbres, and
Spaceport
1227 PM MST Wed Mar 5 2025
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY...
- Category: Weather
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
High wind warning in Dona Ana, Luna & Hildago County, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
- Category: Weather
ROAD ADVISORY
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS in Deming
I-10 eastbound lanes are now open, areas of dust and low visibility may still be present at times. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS in Deming to Columbus
NM 11 is now open in both directions from milepost 33 (Deming) to milepost 13 (Border Inspection station) areas of dust and low visibility may still be present at times. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
NM 549 is clear from milepost 0 to 31, removed from NM Roads.
NM 26 (Hatch Hwy) is clear, removed from NM Roads.
PNM March 2025
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