Special Weather Statement New Mexico | Effective 03/09/2026 19:20
Public safety alert, emergency alert, and weather alert<br />
Description:<br />
At 816 PM MDT, radar showed scattered showers and a few isolated<br />
thunderstorms over southwestern New Mexico, moving north. These<br />
storms have pushed into a very dry environment, which will cause<br />
much of the rain to evaporate before reaching the ground. But<br />
lightning strikes are occurring, and the evaporative cooling could<br />
result in gusty outflow winds of 35 to 45 mph. That is enough to<br />