• Red Flag Warnings issued for parts of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado as critical fire weather spreads on March 15

    ByRishav Kothari

    Strong winds and very dry air behind a powerful storm system are creating critical fire weather across parts of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Colorado on March 15, 2026, prompting Red Flag Warnings across multiple forecast areas. Wind gusts may reach 105 km/h (65 mph), while relative humidity is forecast to fall as low as 6 to 15 percent in some areas, supporting rapid fire growth and spread.

  • Winter storm watches in effect across central and southern United States

    ByRishav Kothari

    Winter storm watches are in effect from New Mexico and Texas to Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, from Friday morning through late Saturday night, January 23–24, 2026, with some extending into Sunday afternoon, January 25. Heavy snow, sleet, and ice accumulations are forecast, along with dangerously cold temperatures that will persist into Monday morning, January 26.

  • Twin cross-country storms to bring severe weather from the Cascades and Rockies to the Mississippi Valley

    ByRishav Kothari

    A pair of cross-country storm systems will affect large parts of the United States through Friday, January 9, 2026, bringing widespread rain, mountain snow, and a risk of severe thunderstorms. Heavy snowfall is forecast for the Cascades and the southern Rockies. Flash floods and severe thunderstorms are forecast across the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys by the end of the week.

  • Early-season freeze impacts large parts of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and New Mexico

    ByTeo Blašković

    Widespread Freeze Warnings are in effect across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and parts of New Mexico on Thursday, October 30, 2025, with temperatures forecast to drop to −6°C to −2°C (20°F–28°F). The event marks the first significant freeze of the season across the southern High Plains. The warnings remain valid through early Friday morning as clear skies and light winds enable rapid radiational cooling. Residents are advised to protect plants, pipes, and pets.

  • Remnants of Priscilla trigger flash floods in New Mexico, U.S.

    ByRishav Kothari

    Remnants of post-tropical Priscilla struck the desert southwest of U.S. triggering significant floods across the region including parts of New Mexico between Friday and Saturday, October 10 and 11, 2025. Intense flooding swept away at least two vehicles and prompted rescues in the San Juan County.

  • Heavy to excessive monsoon rainfall forecast over the Desert Southwest, isolated flash flooding risk

    ByTeo Blašković

    Heavy to excessive rainfall from monsoon thunderstorms may bring isolated flash and urban flooding to the Desert Southwest into Sunday, September 28, 2025. A plume of anomalously high monsoonal moisture streaming northward on the eastern flank of a slow-moving upper-level low will fuel several rounds of widespread showers and thunderstorms, with greatest impacts expected across southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.

  • Flash flooding prompts multiple rescues in Ruidoso, New Mexico

    ByRishav Kothari

    Heavy rainfall associated with slow-moving thunderstorms affected the Sierra Blanca region of southern New Mexico on September 18, leading to rapid runoff and flash flooding in the Village of Ruidoso. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings as runoff rapidly filled the Rio Ruidoso and smaller drainages. The river crested at about 3.8 m…