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Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:17:10 GMT

@On It Things are bad here. Wind is terrible. Visibility is reduced just looking across my street. The is a new fire in Cloudcroft area, one in Datil and one near Cimmeron. They are evacuating the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch. There are a couple of grass fires in the Eastern Plains. High profile vehicles were told to park it and stay off the highways.

I hope the wind doesn't whip up the Ruidoso fire.

My over the air QVC stations just went off the air. I guess the wind got the antennas on the crest. I can't even see the mountains.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:26:36 GMT

@Kachina624

The town of Monte Vista was on our local news just the other day. There was a bad fire which burned down 4 homes. The wind all over the state is really not helping the fire situ here either. There were evacuations in a suburban development just north of Colorado Springs caused from a car just driving by which sparked a grass fire. My humidity gauge is reading 1%. The wind is gusting 60mph.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:34:11 GMT

@Kachina624 What does your topic mean?

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Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:42:07 GMT

@Mz iMac That's the name of a poster I paged.

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On It — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:50:47 GMT

@Kachina624 That is the worst news possible. I just can't believe the conditions are this bad. This morning we received a text, an email, and a phone call from Ruidoso's warning system advising residents of high winds (70 mph) and to watch for falling trees.

The McBride Fire is mostly contained. Yesterday it was downgraded and the firefighters began leaving. I know there is still one area on the eastern flank that wasn't marked as contained. I am very concerned about its flaring up. I hope there are enough firefighters left to hold it.

The whole state is a tinderbox. I wish they would close the forests to campers until we get some moisture. Thank you for thinking of me. I appreciate your updates. I didn't know about Cloudcroft. Please keep the updates coming if there are any.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:49:23 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@Kachina624
The town of Monte Vista was on our local news just the other day. There was a bad fire which burned down 4 homes. The wind all over the state is really not helping the fire situ here either. There were evacuations in a suburban development just north of Colorado Springs caused from a car just driving by which sparked a grass fire. My humidity gauge is reading 1%. The wind is gusting 60mph.

@SilleeMee I know Monte Vista well. I would have been born there if they'd had a hospital as that's where my parents lived. Instead they went down the road to Del Norte. I'd guess our wind is at least 60mph too.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:56:36 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
@Kachina624
The town of Monte Vista was on our local news just the other day. There was a bad fire which burned down 4 homes. The wind all over the state is really not helping the fire situ here either. There were evacuations in a suburban development just north of Colorado Springs caused from a car just driving by which sparked a grass fire. My humidity gauge is reading 1%. The wind is gusting 60mph.

@SilleeMee I know Monte Vista well. I would have been born there if they'd had a hospital as that's where my parents lived. Instead they went down the road to Del Norte. I'd guess our wind is at least 60mph too.

@Kachina624

Yes, you told me that your parents were from MV. That's why I mentioned the fire there.

Around here in the middle of suburban Colorado Springs there have been some backyard fires from people using gas grills in this wind...foolish!! and dangerous. No one is immune to this fire danger we are in right now. Another fire got started from homeless encampment and that one was right next to some more suburban houses.

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BlueFinch — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:04:16 GMT

Yikes! That's sounding frightening. Everyone heed all precautions and stay safe.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:07:52 GMT

@SilleeMee We have a constant problem with homeless people trying to camp in the wooded bosque right in the middle of the city. The fire department is right there at the sight of the first wisp of smoke plus they patrol it constantly.

We have a house fire here in Rio Rancho right now and a fire has broken out in the nearby Jemez Mountains. Every newscast reports a new fire...or two.

I just had to pull my big garbage can off of a rose bush where the wind blew it.

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Still Raining — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:45:45 GMT

Yikes, you guys stay safe ❤️ It sounds awful. We never had really bad winds with our fires last year, a blessing.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 23:58:14 GMT

The sky has turned a taupe-y brown color from all of the fires around. No sun, it's been obscured by the smoke. Wind is still howling 50mph. Weather people are saying this sort of thing will be more common as the days go farther into summer....ugh.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:14:05 GMT

We have a "crawler" across the bottom of the TV screen listing all the fires and evacuations that are underway.

@On It I haven't heard anything else about Cloudcroft. Maybe the local fire department was able to extinguish it.*

Calf Canyon fire near Mora growing rapidly and may merge with Hermit Peak fire which is also growing. I25 North of Albuquerque almost impassable due to low visibility.

* They did get Cloudcroft under contol

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SilleeMee — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:05:30 GMT

@On It

My dad, who is not with us now, owned a home in Ruidoso. He lived there with my stepmom for a long time. She and her side of the family are quarter horse breeders from West Texas. I've been to Ruidoso several times. It's beautiful.

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On It — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:05:59 GMT

That is sad when a crawler is needed to mention all the fires. This seems like the worst it has ever been.

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On It — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:13:00 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@On It
My dad, who is not with us now, owned a home in Ruidoso. He lived there with my stepmom for a long time. She and her side of the family are quarter horse breeders from West Texas. I've been to Ruidoso several times. It's beautiful.

I am glad you are familiar with Ruidoso. I am sorry your dad is no longer with you but glad you were able to spend time with him there. My parents began taking me there in my childhood, and I would rather spend my summers there than anywhere.

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Still Raining — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:09:41 GMT

A sister is not doing well and is in a locked memory care unit in Santa Fe and knowing that she may be disturbed by smoke is unsettling.

Blow some fresh air her way please.

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LuvSoCal — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 04:20:56 GMT

@Kachina624 @On It So sorry to hear of the devastation to your area.

Many years ago, my dad was a civilian working for the Air Force at White Sands. We stayed in CA and went to visit him on occasion. We would take day trips to Riodoso and Cloudcroft. It's a beautiful place, and it saddens me to hear that so much of it has been destroyed.

Stay safe.

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catter70 — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 09:07:00 GMT

Hoping things get better for you. Take care.

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LindaSal — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:10:37 GMT

I hope you all stay safe and well.

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On It — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 15:28:36 GMT

@Kachina624 I just looked at the Ruidoso webcam. The cluster of pines that serve as my wind benchmark are swaying considerably. That is a lot of wind this early in the day. Are things any better in your area?