Flood Watches Posted for Parts of New Mexico
11/1/24 11:55am ET
Good late morning everyone. Our cold front is sweeping though with a narrow band of rain that won’t do much at all to help the drought situation in the Northeast. Cooler air lags behind today, giving us one more day of 75-80 degree temps across the coastal plain. Steady westerlies will also help add fuel to the fire as far as wildfire risks, then 50’s and 60’s return tomorrow for a seasonable weekend.
Our main focus is out west across parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Monsoon-like moisture will be feeding up through Mexico, helping to increase the risk of heavy showers and thunderstorms across parts of each state. We’ll first watch New Mexico for that moisture to begin organizing before it pushes out into the panhandle of Texas, western Oklahoma, and a large swath of Kansas.
Within these heavy showers and thunderstorms overnight tonight and tomorrow, we could see some embedded severe weather. Look for the risk of damaging winds, large hail, frequent lightning, and torrential rains. Because of the slow-moving nature of these thunderstorms, the National Weather Service has issued in southeast New Mexico and just over the Texas border along it. We could also see those watches expand in scope if warranted.