AT TIMES THE RAINS THIS MONSOON SEASON IN NEW MEXICO HAVE COME DOWN TOO HARD AND HEAVY…BUT THERE’S GOOD WITH THE BAD. METEOROLOGIST RICH NADEN AT THE SOUTHWEST COORDINATION CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE THREAT OF WILDFIRE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMPENED. NADEN SAYS THE FIRE DANGER IS DOWN DRAMATICALLY IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS.
NADEN SAYS THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF DROUGHT IN NEW MEXICO ARE STILL THERE. BUT HE SAYS THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS THAT RAINS THE REST OF THE SUMMER INTO THE FALL WILL HELP EASE THE DROUGHT SITUATION IN THE STATE.
