THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST HAS BEEN UNUSUAL TO SAY THE LEAST. SINCE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, THE WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED 61 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS STATEWIDE…MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS COMBINED OVER THE SAME PERIOD.
SOME AREAS IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO RECEIVED CLOSE TO SIX TIMES THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL BETWEEN AUGUST FIRST AND AUGUST 13TH.
