Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

February 2021 Arctic Blast and Deep Freeze

After a warm start to February, an arctic airmass invaded the state starting on February 9th. Initially, this arctic air only impacted portions of northeast and east central New Mexico, but with time, the front pushed farther and farther into the state, eventually spilling into the Rio Grande Valley. In addition to the long duration of sub-freezing temperatures, dangerously cold wind chills were also noted across much of central and eastern New Mexico. The graphs below note the consecutive hours below freezing, and below zero, as well as the wind chill for select central and eastern New Mexico locations. Click on any graph for a larger view.

Albuquerque	Clovis

Clayton	Las Vegas

Roswell	Raton

Santa Fe	Tucumcari

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February 2021 Deep Freeze