Eastern Black Range Foothills NM-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley NM-Uplands of the Bootheel NM-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin NM-Lowlands of the Bootheel NM-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley NM-
Upper Gila River Valley NM-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range NM-
Central Grant County/Silver City Area NM-
820 PM MDT Mon Mar 9 2026
...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN
NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...
At 816 PM MDT, radar showed scattered showers and a few isolated thunderstorms over southwestern New Mexico, moving north. These storms have pushed into a very dry environment, which will cause much of the rain to evaporate before reaching the ground. But lightning strikes are occurring, and the evaporative cooling could
result in gusty outflow winds of 35 to 45 mph. That is enough to loft dust in some areas. Dangerous blowing dust conditions cannot be ruled out along I-10 at Lordsburg Playa this evening.
HAZARD...Wind
gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects, and produce blowing dust.
Locations which may be impacted include... Cotton City, Redrock,
Rodeo, Columbus, Steins, Lordsburg, Faywood, Hachita, Virden, San
Lorenzo, Antelope Wells, Animas, Hurley, Silver City, Deming,
Tyrone, Mangas Springs, Playas, Oak Grove, and Bayard.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
