Another very dry month with many locations not receiving any rain caused drought conditions to worsen across portions of Southwestern and Southern New Mexico.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS EPZ wrote it up.
Another very dry month with many locations not receiving any rain caused drought conditions to worsen across portions of Southwestern and Southern New Mexico.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 25, 2:58 AM MST, 10 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 258 AM MST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS... PLENTY OF PACIFIC SOURCE MOISTURE WILL STREAM INTO AND OVER THE BORDERLAND TODAY. DESPITE THE ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER AND REDUCED SUNSHINE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...ALTHOUGH A BIT COOLER. WEAK IMPULSES TRACKING ACROSS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT MAY ALLOW SOME LIGHT SPRINKLES ACROSS THE REGION. TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO PUSH IN FROM THE EAST. IT WILL STRUGGLE TO GET TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THUS MOST AREAS WILL NOT SEE COOLER WEATHER WEDNESDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EASTERN LOCATIONS. LIGHT DRIZZLE MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING LOWLANDS OVER OTERO AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES. THURSDAY WILL BE WINDY AS A MOSTLY DRY DISTURBANCE PASSES THE REGION. FINALLY...A STRONGER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY. SATURDAY WILL BE WINDY WITH CHANCES OF RAIN MOVING IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT PERIODS. && .DISCUSSION... AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS POISED TO KEEP THE SOUTHWEST WEATHER SCENE INTERESTING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND AHEAD. TODAY A DEEP W/SW TRAJECTORY WILL ALLOW FOR COPIOUS PACIFIC MOISTURE TO STREAM IN FROM THE WEST. THIS MOISTURE IS PROGED TO QUICKLY LOWER IN THE ATMOSPHERE FROM ABOVE 20KFT TO BELOW 8KFT MSL THIS AFTERNOON. ALOFT A NICE 100KT JET MOVES OVER ALONG WITH SOME PVA. THIS COMBO SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME VIRGA AND LIGHT SHOWER DEVELOPMENT AFTER 21Z THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ESPECIALLY OVER THE BORDER ZONES. THUS HAVE INTRODUCED POPS FOR THIS SCENARIO. TODAY TEMPS WILL CONTINUE WARMER THAN NORMAL DESPITE THE CLOUDINESS. THIS SAME CLOUDINESS SHOULD HELP TO KEEP WINDS DOWN A BIT. TONIGHT...ON THE HEELS OF THE UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSAGE OVER THE AREA...WE SEE THE INTRUSION OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT INTO THE EASTERN ZONES. THIS FEATURE WILL NOT MAKE A PARTICULARLY STRONG PUSH WESTWARD INTO THE CWFA AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND IT IS NOT VERY STRONG AND IT'S PUSH IS MORE S AND SE. ALSO WE WILL BE UNDER A RIDGE ALOFT WITH DEEP W/NW FLOW IN PLACE WORKING AGAINST THE E PUSH. HOWEVER WE WILL HAVE POP POTENTIAL WITH CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACS AND SMALL E PORTIONS OF OTERO/ HUDSPETH COUNTIES. TEMPS LOOK PRETTY WARM AS TEMPS AT ALL LEVELS FROM SFC TO H750 ARE POSITIVE OVER OUR ZONES ...SO FROZEN/ FREEZING PCPN PROBABILITIES LOOK REMOTE. WILL ALLOW FOR A MIX ABOVE 8500 FT EL. BUT THOSE TWO ARE REMOTE AND PCPN LOOKS LIGHT. TEMPS LOOKS FAIRLY STATIC WEST WITH A DROP OF 5 DEGREES EAST. THURSDAY WE HAVE A PACIFIC SHORTWAVE PASSING TO OUR NORTH TO KICK UP WINDS INTO THE WINDY CATEGORY. LATEST MODEL OFFERINGS ARE TRIMMING THE WINDS DOWN A BIT...THUS IT APPEARS WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL SHORT OF ADVISORY LEVELS. THIS WESTERLY WIND WILL HELP TO WARM ANY TEMPS COOLED A BIT BY WEDNESDAY'S FRONT. THE QUASI-ZONAL PATTERN KEEPS PACIFIC SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES TRACKING JUST TO OUR NORTH. MODELS WANT TO HINT AT SLIGHT RISK OF MOUNTAIN ZONE PCPN WITH THESE...BUT MOST AREAS SHOULD STAY DRY AS THEY PASS NORTH. SATURDAY WILL BE OUR NEXT WINDY DAY AS A STRONGER PACIFIC STORM PRESSES INTO THE SOUTHWEST U.S. THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES LATE SATURDAY AND LOOKS TO GIVE OUR REGION IT'S BEST CHANCES OF RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. && .AVIATION...VALID 25/12Z-26/12Z... WIDESPREAD MID AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SKIES FEW-SCT 120-150 AND BKN-OVC 180-220. LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE TONIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS A LITTLE STRONGER TUESDAY WITH A FEW GUSTS 20-25 KNOTS POSSIBLE DURING PEAK HEATING. && .FIRE WEATHER... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL TODAY DESPITE WIDESPREAD HIGH CLOUDS. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN FROM THE EAST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS TO WEST- FACING SLOPES...AND SOME UPSLOPE CLOUDS/FREEZING FOG TO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL BURN OFF BY MIDDAY. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF HUDSPETH AND EASTERN OTERO COUNTIES. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS WILL BRING WINDY AND WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWLANDS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN ON SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. .AVIATION... && .FIRE WEATHER... && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 71 48 70 51 75 / 0 10 10 0 0 SIERRA BLANCA 67 43 63 43 71 / 0 10 10 0 0 LAS CRUCES 68 49 68 45 72 / 10 10 10 0 0 ALAMOGORDO 67 42 63 46 70 / 0 10 10 0 0 CLOUDCROFT 49 29 51 35 52 / 0 10 10 10 10 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 69 46 69 44 71 / 10 10 0 0 0 SILVER CITY 62 42 66 41 64 / 10 10 0 0 10 DEMING 70 44 71 42 73 / 10 10 0 0 0 LORDSBURG 69 42 73 41 73 / 10 10 0 0 0 WEST EL PASO METRO 69 50 69 49 73 / 10 10 10 0 0 DELL CITY 74 38 64 42 75 / 0 10 20 0 0 FORT HANCOCK 74 50 67 47 76 / 0 10 10 0 0 LOMA LINDA 65 38 66 43 69 / 0 10 10 0 0 FABENS 73 47 71 43 77 / 0 10 10 0 0 SANTA TERESA 69 46 70 45 73 / 10 10 10 0 0 WHITE SANDS HQ 68 54 67 44 71 / 0 10 10 0 0 JORNADA RANGE 67 37 67 43 71 / 0 10 10 0 0 HATCH 68 46 70 42 73 / 10 10 0 0 0 COLUMBUS 70 51 73 44 74 / 10 10 0 0 0 OROGRANDE 68 44 66 42 71 / 0 10 10 0 0 MAYHILL 57 29 56 34 62 / 0 20 20 10 10 MESCALERO 55 29 55 31 59 / 0 10 10 10 10 TIMBERON 55 30 54 29 59 / 0 10 10 10 10 WINSTON 62 39 64 35 64 / 10 10 10 0 10 HILLSBORO 65 46 68 44 68 / 10 10 0 0 0 SPACEPORT 68 43 67 41 70 / 0 10 0 0 0 LAKE ROBERTS 62 39 65 38 64 / 10 20 10 0 10 HURLEY 64 41 69 40 68 / 10 10 0 0 0 CLIFF 68 37 72 34 70 / 10 20 0 0 10 MULE CREEK 66 27 68 26 64 / 10 20 0 0 10 FAYWOOD 65 43 68 40 68 / 10 10 0 0 0 ANIMAS 69 43 71 43 73 / 10 10 0 0 0 HACHITA 68 44 72 42 73 / 10 10 0 0 0 ANTELOPE WELLS 68 45 75 46 74 / 10 10 0 0 0 CLOVERDALE 65 44 72 45 71 / 10 10 10 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 14-BIRD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 632 AM MST TUE FEB 25 2014 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-261345- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- 632 AM MST TUE FEB 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY...HOWEVER ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL STREAM INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST OFF THE PACIFIC. THAT ALONG WITH A JET ALOFT AND A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS LIKELY TO PRODUCES SOME SPRINKLES AND LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH UP AGAINST THE EASTERN ZONES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE MAY FORM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING LOWLANDS OF OTERO AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES. THURSDAY WILL BE WINDY ACROSS THE REGION AS A PACIFIC DISTURBANCE PASSES TO OUR NORTH. MOST OF THE REGION WILL STAY DRY...BUT SLIGHT CHANCES EXIST FOR LIQUID PRECIPITATION OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER STORM MOVES IN OFF THE PACIFIC TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL AGAIN BRING WINDS UP TO WINDY LEVELS. SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY THE AREA COULD SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN WITH SNOW OVER VERY HIGH ELEVATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF RAIN AND WIND THROUGH THE PERIOD ARE APPRECIATED. BIRD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The entire zone was put into Severe(D2) drought on February 25th. The Cooperative Observer at Gila Hot Springs reported 0.04 inches of precipitation which was 0.84 inches below normal.
The zone went from Moderate(D1) drought to Severe(D2) drought on February 25th. The White Signal Cooperative Observer reported 0.71 inches of precipitation which was 0.31 inches below normal.
The entire zone was put into Severe(D2) drought on February 25th.
The entire zone was put into Severe(D2) drought on February 25th.
The zone went from Moderate(D1) to Severe(D2) drought on February 25th. The Deming ASOS reported no precipitation for the month which was 0.44 inches below normal.
The entire zone started out in Moderate(D1) drought, but on February 25th, the southern portion of the zone was placed into Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at the Jornada Range reported no precipitation which was 0.38 inches below normal.
The zone started out the month in Moderate(D1) drought, but on February 25th, all areas except the southeast were placed in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at New Mexico State University reported no precipitation during the month which was 0.39 inches below normal.
The entire zone start out in Moderate(D1) drought, but the northern portion of the zone was put into Severe(D2) drought on February 25th. There was no precipitation reported by the Orogrande Cooperative Observer which was 0.39 inches below normal.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, February 2014
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 499827, 499828, 499829, 499830, 499831, 499832, 499833, 499834.