SOME PARTS OF NEW MEXICO RECEIVED AMPLE AMOUNTS OF RAIN OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. DAN WARE WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DIVISION TELLS US THE MOISTURE CERTAINLY REDUCES ANY FIRE THREAT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT MAY NOT HAVE AN EFFECT IN THE COMING WEEKS. HE SAYS WHEN RAIN ALL COMES AT ONCE, IT SATURATES THE GROUND, THEN RUNS OFF.
EASTERN NEW MEXICO, WHICH HAS HAD HUGE GRASS FIRES IN THE PAST, SAW A LOT OF RAIN. MOST AREAS GOT ONE-TO-THREE INCHES WHILE OTHER PARTS RECEIVED FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN.
