Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

2024 Weather Highlights

Fire Weather

2024 was a less active fire weather season compared to 2023. However, there were still some notable fires across the region. High winds and very low humidity did occur on several days however we avoided prolonged stretches of fire weather for the most part. There were a total of four large wildfires across northern and central NM of which the largest burned roughly 18,000 acres (South Fork Fire). Most of these smaller fires were managed for forest health and impacts were primarily limited to air quality. However, the wildfires around Ruidoso brought devastation to the local community with major property loss and life-threatening flash flooding. A brief "Summary of the 2024 Fire Weather Season" details some of these more significant fires to impact New Mexico.

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Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

2024 Annual Weather Highlights