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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Smoke descends on Albuquerque, where is it coming from?
May 31—Albuquerque and much of the Rio Grande Valley were blanketed in a haze of smoke on Saturday from south of the border. Meteorologists say an outflow boundary, described as a kind of "shockwave," from thunderstorms in Mexico on Friday carried the smoke 500 miles from wildfires in northwestern Chihuahua. Belen and Socorro felt some of the worst effects, with less than two miles of visibility, and health alerts were issued for Bernalillo County through Saturday. The National Weather Service expected the smoke to be gone by Sunday and said a lack of wind in the metro area was causing it to hang around longer than expected.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Storm chances continue as temperatures heat up
Temperatures continue to heat up across New Mexico through this weekend. Isolated storm chances continue with widespread rain moving in by next Monday. Showers and storms again developed Wednesday afternoon in northern, northeastern, and eastern parts of New Mexico, along with the Sacramento Mountains. A couple of these storms turned severe in northeastern parts of the state. Temperatures were hotter today where drier conditions were in place. Storms have ended now tonight. An east canyon wind will again bring in higher humidity into the Rio Grande Valley by Thursday morning. Isolated rain and thunderstorm chances continue in parts of New Mexico through this weekend. The highest chances for rain will be across the central mountain chain and in eastern New Mexico. Although a few storms will also be possible in some of the western mountain and surrounding areas. Temperatures across New Mexico will also continue to heat up through Friday, when high temperatures will be well-above average statewide. The heat will stick around for most of the state through Sunday. A storm system will be approaching New Mexico from the west Sunday, drawing up moisture from the south as well. This will bring an increase in rain chances in southern New Mexico Sunday afternoon. But the storm will move into New Mexico Monday, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms. Rain will start in western New Mexico Monday morning, becoming widespread across the state Monday afternoon. Temperatures will be cooler as this storm moves in and winds will pick up. Dry air quickly returns Tuesday as temperatures warm back up to around average again. Breezy winds will stick around early next week as well. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Storm chances continue this week
Active weather will stick around this week with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms across parts of New Mexico. Strong to severe storms will be possible as well, especially in eastern parts of the state. More rain and storms developed Monday afternoon in northern and eastern New Mexico. Some of these storms turned severe, bringing heavy rain, large and accumulating hail, along with lightning and even reports of tornadoes and funnel clouds. These storms have now moved out of New Mexico tonight and the threat of severe weather is over. Calmer weather will return overnight as moisture pushes west again into the Rio Grande Valley by Tuesday morning. Moisture will continue to wash back and forth across eastern and central New Mexico this week. Westerly afternoon winds will push the moisture back into eastern parts of the state by the afternoon. That will keep the best chances for rain and thunderstorms this week in eastern New Mexico along with most mountain ranges. Wednesday will bring a threat of strong to severe storms in eastern New Mexico again. The biggest threats will be large hail and damaging wind gusts, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Isolated storm chances will continue into the end of the week as temperatures heat up. Well-above average warmth will move in for the weekend, with the Albuquerque Metro climbing into the 90s. Storm chances will likely increase again Sunday and Monday next week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Storm chances continue everyday this week for parts of New Mexico
Active weather will stick around this week with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms across parts of New Mexico. Strong to severe storms will be possible as well, especially in eastern parts of the state. More rain and storms developed Monday afternoon in northern and eastern New Mexico. Some of these storms have turned severe, bringing heavy rain, large and accumulating hail, along with lightning. These storms will continue to move through eastern New Mexico this evening, where a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 11 PM. Calmer weather will return overnight as moisture pushes west again into the Rio Grande Valley by Tuesday morning. Moisture will continue to wash back and forth across eastern and central New Mexico this week. Westerly afternoon winds will push the moisture back into eastern parts of the state by the afternoon. That will keep the best chances for rain and thunderstorms this week in eastern New Mexico along with most mountain ranges. Wednesday will bring a threat of strong to severe storms in eastern New Mexico again. The biggest threats will be large hail and damaging wind gusts, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Isolated storm chances will continue into the end of the week as temperatures heat up. Well-above average warmth will move in for the weekend, with the Albuquerque Metro climbing into the 90s. Storm chances will likely increase again Sunday and Monday next week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox News
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump sanctions are ‘full-frontal assault' on organized crime at the border, expert says
The Trump Treasury Department's new sanctions are a "full-frontal assault" on one of the deadliest southern border cartels, a local border official told Fox News Digital. The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two high-ranking Cartel del Noreste (CDN) members, Mexican nationals Miguel Angel de Anda Ledezma and Ricardo Gonzalez Sauceda, Wednesday. CDN was one of eight cartels and transnational criminal groups labeled "foreign terrorist organizations" by the Department of State Feb. 20. Under new sanctions announced this week, all property and interest in properties belonging to De Anda and Gonzalez that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked. While announcing the sanctions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department is "working toward the total elimination of cartels to make America safe again" and that the Trump administration "will hold these terrorists accountable for their criminal activities and abhorrent acts of violence." "CDN and its leaders have carried out a violent campaign of intimidation, kidnapping and terrorism, threatening communities on both sides of our southern border," said Bessent. "We will continue to cut off the cartels' ability to obtain the drugs, money and guns that enable their violent activities." Paul Perez, who leads the National Border Patrol Council chapter in the South Texas Rio Grande Valley, told Fox News Digital even though the Trump administration's border crackdown has dramatically reduced illegal crossings, the cartels, including CDN, continue to present a threat to the lives and safety of American citizens living on the border. "The threat of cartels is still there," Perez said in an interview with Fox News Digital. He noted that "the thing about the cartels is that they're very sophisticated," explaining they have begun using advanced technology like drones to carry out their operations. "They're not the street gang-level managers," he said. "They've got a lot of people on their side that have been in this industry for a long time. They know how to get their products moving. They know how to get their product across." In Mexico, Perez said, the cartels control the border and "act with impunity all along the border," while the Mexican police and military are unable to stop them. He said cartel gunfights along the border often lead to cartel members fleeing north into the U.S., where "they're going to do everything they can to get away and get back. And if that means harming American citizens, then they're going to do that." When it comes to CDN, Perez said "they engage in grotesque conduct," such as beheadings and kidnappings and "will harm anybody that gets in their way" regardless of whether they are American or otherwise. "What I can tell you about the Noreste cartel, they're no different than any other cartels out there, the Sinaloa cartel. They're all deadly cartels. They all traffic in fentanyl. They all traffic in drugs. They are trafficking people," he explained. By targeting CDN's leadership, Perez said the Trump administration is effectively weakening the cartel by creating a power vacuum that will cause infighting that will further sap the organization's strength. "The cartels are definitely going to feel it," he said. "So, it's a full-frontal assault from the United States. "That's the protection that we're bringing to the border that we weren't able to bring under President Biden," he added. "President Trump, on the campaign trail, and since he's been in office, has repeatedly said he's going to do everything he can to protect the United States, to protect its citizens and make sure that there's nobody around that can do harm to our country. And he's doing that. He's taking on the cartels. He's not afraid of them. "We want to decimate the cartel activity that's going on in the United States. So, he's done what he said he was going to. We support that 100%."
