A multi-day thunderstorm and heavy rain event will impact the south-central U.S. this Memorial Day weekend. Severe thunderstorms may produce large hail, severe gusts, and a possible tornado or two across portions of the central and southern Plains through Monday. The threat for heavy to excessive rainfall and possible flash flooding will return to the south-central U.S., especially in the Ozarks. Read More >
Midland/Odessa
Weather Forecast Office
February 25, 2008 Wildfires in Southeast New Mexico and the Permian Basin
A surface low pressure system that developed earlier today has resulted in very windy conditions across all of southwest Texas and southeast New Mexico this afternoon. Extremely critical fire weather and multiple fires continue across the region.
The satellite image below shows the active fires at 250 PM CST. The black pixels on the image show the "hot spots".
A wind shift line, followed by a cool front, will move through the area this evening. The fires that are visible on radar are circled in red below.
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