MARCH MEANS THE BEGINNING OF SEVERE STORM SEASON IN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS THE COUNTIES BORDERING TEXAS ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGING STORMS…BUT THEY CAN ALSO HAPPEN ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
HE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERE HAIL REPORTS BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND LOS LUNAS, SO SOME SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON.
MARCH 23RD WILL MARK THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLOVIS TORNADO THAT TOOK TWO LIVES. JONES SAYS THERE WERE ACTUALLY SEVERAL TORNADOES REPORTED THAT DAY IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO.
