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02-01-2009, 07:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: NM south central mountains
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Originally Posted by pdtypist
I've seen several mentions of March and spring being the "windy" time in NM but not much specific. Is this like daily 20 mph or less with some sand, or more like sand-blasting, paint-peeling winds? It is hard enough to get inside your house and leave dirt, or just a constant "bad hair day" type of wind? I'm thinking of the Las Cruces or possibly Alamorgordo areas.
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Oh dear. We have winds up to 60 MPH. Hard to open the gate and everything dries out and fire is a big concern. No bad hair days, because I don't care. Dust on the window sills and windmile has his tail broken. Big winds and big concerns. |
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02-01-2009, 07:33 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: NM south central mountains
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Originally Posted by highdesertmutz
doo doo happens in new mexico when the winds blow. I'm just wondering which neighboring state sucks so much to make our winds soo powerful?
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Texas sucks and AZ blows!!! |
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03-06-2009, 05:49 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: North Shore, Lake Superior
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I have a winter place in Deming, last winter we had a couple of the most memorable dust storms in my life. We're east of town and when the storm hit I decided it would be interesting to drive into town to see how bad it really was to drive around. I live in northern mn and have driven in many blizzards and they are nothing compared to the driving conditions we encountered that day. The problem is all of the agriculture around there, when you drive by a farm field the dust coming off of it creates 0 visibility. I mean when you look out your windshield all you see is DUST! You just have to keep rolling and hope nobody is stopped in front of you. Take my advice and stay put when the dust storms start.
You can get wind history charts on Weatherunderground.com. Just search Deming weather and click on weather history. It only goes back several months though. Click on the weekly view tab, the charts are interesting.
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03-07-2009, 06:42 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Originally Posted by rruff
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I can stand a little wind, it's the sand that it carries that is hard to take. Ever been to White Sands in a windstorm. Those blowing crystals of gypsum are even worse than sand. It hurts. |
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03-07-2009, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Alto/Ruidoso
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I guess that is the downside of being directly downwind of White Sands. I'm a little farther in Ruidoso, and we just get hazy skies.
Sustained winds of > 40 mph all day today... hopefully it will subside soon.
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04-21-2009, 01:36 PM
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It's better with a little bit of harmony
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Tempe and Ruidoso
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My sister-in-law lives in Albuquerque and she always tells me that Albuquerque does not suck, it blows!!!
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