Archive for August, 2006
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Doña Ana County Declared Disaster Area
The Federal Government has just declared Doña Ana County a disaster area.
The most recent flooding hit Radium Springs hard, which is just north of Las Cruces.
Radium Springs is the site of Fort Selden, which was an active fort from 1866-1877 and from 1881-1891.
Today Fort Selden is a State Monument.
Tags: Doña Ana County, Fort Selden, Radium Springs
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Organ Mountains
The Organ Mountains lie East of Las Cruces, running NNW. In the satellite image below, Las Cruces is marked by the light area. The Organ Mountains are marked by the black outline. You can clearly see the green Mesilla Valley.
A friend once said it’s impossible to take a bad picture of the Organ Mountains. I think that’s true. Judge for yourself:
Tags: Organ Mountains, Satellite Image
Monday, August 28th, 2006
Rain, Rain, Rain …
The big news in Las Cruces, and all of southern New Mexico, is rain – and flooding! The yearly average for Las Cruces is about 6.5 inches. So far this year, the Weather Service has reported 9.7 inches.
But many local areas have had much more rain than that, some by 3 or 4 inches. It is quite common for rain to fall heavily in very localized areas. Here’s an example, taken today at sunset, looking over Las Cruces to the West.
The flooding has been severe in Hatch, New Mexico, and in some of the areas surrounding Las Cruces.
Hatch is famous for its green chiles — in fact, few in New Mexico doubt that Hatch produces the finest chiles in the world.
Have the chiles been harmed?
So far, not too much. But prices are already higher.
Tags: Rain, Hatch Green Chiles, Flooding, Yearly Rainfall
Sunday, August 27th, 2006
Las Cruces New Mexico
Welcome to Las Cruces Blog.
Tags: Las Cruces New Mexico, Las Cruces Blog
