Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

March 2, 2008 Martin County Wildfire

Unseasonably warm temperatures and very dry and windy conditions contributed to critical fire danger across much of the area.

Winds ahead of the front were sustained near 25 mph with gusts higher than 30 mph, sometimes gusting greater than 40 mph!

Sustained winds of 45 to 55 mph with gusts to near 75 mph were experienced in the mountains.

To further complicate things, snow fell across the extreme northern portions of the area and into the mountains.

Highs on Monday were considerably colder than the recent mild temperatures that have occured across west Texas and southeast New Mexico.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Wildfire in Martin County, March 2