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By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: This is part 1 of the HMS follow up community meeting on July8, 2025.]
The same facilitator from the first HMS (Hidalgo Medical Services) community discussion in late May, Lilly Irvin-Vitela, president of Community Connects Consulting of Peralta NM, again facilitated the Follow Up Community Discussion at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. With her was Simon, who handled the Zoom call and facilitated the Mentimeter program that people could use to ask questions.
"I believe that the solutions for the trickiest, thorniest, hardest things come from community from the people who are most impacted by policy and by systems. I think within people with an issue, the solutions reside. I know that I've had that proven time and time again, and I also believe that the most difficult, challenging, hard things are scarier when we're not talking to each other about them. So if we can make space in a respectful way, to hear each other, to disagree, to find common ground, there's nothing the community can't figure out for itself," Irvin-Vitela said in her introduction.
Low water crossings clear and dry. Removed from NM Roads.
ROAD ADVISORY
FLOODING – Rincon Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 140 northbound and southbound from mile marker 0, at NM 185 to mile marker 2 Rincon.
Standing water on roadway. Use extreme caution.
FLOODING – Hatch Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 154 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 0 Hatch to mile marker 4.
Standing water on roadway. Use extreme caution.
FLOODING – Hatch to Radium Springs Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 185 northbound and southbound from mile marker 22, 7 miles north of Radium Springs to mile marker 33, 1 mile north of Angostura. Standing water on roadway. Use extreme caution.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don't drown.
Roads were temporarily closed but are now open.
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
High wind warning in Hildago & Luna Counies, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
[Editor's Note: I didn't post the weather forecast for it, because it takes too long to resize the photos and straighten out the mess of their text. If the wind is blowing hard, be prepared for there to be road issues on I-10 in the two counties and on some of their other roads, too. Be the smart people you are and keep track of the weather, often by just looking out the window, and be prepared!]
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
217 PM MDT Sun Jul 13 2025
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Trout Fire Burn Scar in...
Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 430 PM MDT.
* At 217 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producingheavy rain over the Trout Fire Burn Scar. Between 0.1 and 0.3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
226 PM MDT Sun Jul 13 2025
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...West central Sierra County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 315 PM MDT.
* At 226 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gattons Park,moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
Turkeyfeather Wildfire
Fire Update July 13, 2025
Acres: 14,140 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM
Personnel: 89 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural
Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire, ignited by lightning in the Gila Wilderness on June 30, 2025, is approximately 13,868 acres and is currently being managed for resource benefit. The wildfire is burning through previous fire scars with downed fuels, consuming forest duff and heavies which have accumulated on the forest floor. This management approach will allow wildfire to play its natural role in the ecosystem, thereby decreasing the potential for high intensity wildfire, protect mixed conifer habitat, and maintain the natural return interval of wildfire on the landscape. On July 11, 2025, the Turkeyfeather Wildfire merged with the smaller Chicken Wildfire and in total is approximately 14,140 acres.
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