Mexico, Barbara and tropical storm
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Storms will again be clearing out of New Mexico later tonight. Drier and hotter weather will move in each day into the weekend. Storms first developed late this morning over the Sacramento Mountains where they brought minor to moderate burn scar flooding in the Ruidoso area.
Fernand is a relatively new name. It’s only been used twice, in 2013 and 2019. Both versions of Fernand were tropical storms, and both made landfall in Mexico.
A powerful storm system sweeping across the Llano Estacado on Thursday spun up 21 tornadoes along a 90-mile stretch from New Mexico to Lubbock.
Storms are moving out of eastern New Mexico tonight, but another chance for storms returns Tuesday afternoon. Hottest weather so far this year moves in by the weekend. It’s been a very active day across parts of New Mexico Monday with showers and storms developing dropping heavy rain and large hail and causing strong winds.
Tropical Storm Barbara was strengthening off Mexico’s Pacific coast and could become a hurricane Monday, forecasters said. Barbara was centered about 235 miles west-southwest of the touristic port of Zihuatanejo in Guerrero state late Sunday,