Weather Alerts for New Mexico

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1. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Otero Mesa; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties

2. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin

3. Blowing Dust Advisory for: West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Eastern/Central El Paso County

4. Dust Advisory for: Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM; Luna, NM

5. Fire Weather Watch for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County

6. High Wind Warning for: Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; South Central Mountains; Northeast Highlands; Guadalupe County; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County

7. High Wind Warning for: Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County

8. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains

9. High Wind Warning for: Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; Eastern San Miguel County; Quay County

10. High Wind Warning for: West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Eastern/Central El Paso County

11. High Wind Warning for: West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet

12. Red Flag Warning for: Capitan And Sacramento Mountains

13. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands; East Central Plains

14. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands; East Central Plains

15. Red Flag Warning for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County

16. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso; Hudspeth

17. Red Flag Warning for: West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; Sandia and Manzano Mountains

18. Wind Advisory for: Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Upper Tularosa Valley; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Union County; Harding County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains

19. Wind Advisory for: Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor

20. Wind Advisory for: Sierra County Lakes; Northern Dona Ana County

21. Wind Advisory for: Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Otero Mesa; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties

22. Wind Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin

23. Wind Advisory for: Upper Gila River Valley; Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Lowlands of the Bootheel; Uplands of the Bootheel; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Central Grant County/Silver City Area; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range

24. Wind Advisory for: West Central Plateau; West Central Mountains; West Central Highlands; Southwest Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds