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Emmy + AP award winning Certified Broadcast Chief #Meteorologist + Weather lover ☀️⛈️🌪️❄️ | This is all my own | #ABQ #NMwx https://xitter.gq/t.co/r9zGKD7f3r

Albuquerque, NM
Joined March 2009
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Picnic anyone? I brought ice cream cake! ❄️ 🎂 24.1” officially in Denver makes this the 4th biggest snowstorm on record. Records go back to 1874. koat.com/weather/radar #Snowmageddon2021 #snowpocalypse2021 – at Denver, CO
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Snowing at the top of the Sandia Tram on the crest. #Snow #SandiaMountains koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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Slow down and allow for some extra time on that evening commute with light rain making for some wet streets. Showers will linger into the evening. See you on 7! #Rain #ABQ koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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Grab your umbrella. Light to moderate rain showers working into Albuquerque from the west. No advisories or warnings. Always avoid arroyos, ditches, & water-covered roads. #Rain #ABQ koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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Least drought in nearly 2 years, since January 2025. 38% of New Mexico is now not in drought. Severe drought is nearly wiped out & down 64% since September 1. #Drought koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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Wettest Fall to date on record for many. From double to even more than 4 times the average rainfall from September to now. Santa Fe has seen more than an entire year's worth of rain since September. #Record #Rain #Fall koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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Snow falling with the flooding in Chama New Mexico by Rabbits Peak. Video courtesy Brenda Leyba. @koat7news koat.com/weather #Flood #Snow #NewMexico #NMWX
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⚠11-01-2016: Flood warnings for many rivers across northern & western New Mexico tonight some expected to reach historic crests. If flooding threatens, get to higher ground immediately! #River #Flood koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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⚠ 11-01-2026: Tornado watch until 1 am for areas of eastern New Mexico. If a tornado threatens, get to an interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy structure. Basements are ideal. Mobile homes are not safe. #Tornado koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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What a difference a half hour makes! You could barely see downtown Albuquerque @ 4:06 pm from our Action Cam. Now, it's all cleared up again. See you @ 5 pm on 7! #ABQ #Storm koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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⚠ 11-01-2026: Severe storm warning Santa Fe until 5 pm. Damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, hail, & lightning possible. Stay inside & away from windows! #SantaFe #SevereWeather koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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Blinding rain downtown ABQ. Severe storm warning until 4:15 pm. Stay inside & away from windows! #ABQ #SevereWeather koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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⚠ 11-01-2026: Strong storms with heavy rain, hail, strong winds, & lightning moving into ABQ & Metro from the west. Stay inside & away from windows. Always avoid arroyos, ditches, & water-covered roads! #Storm #ABQ koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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🚨 11-01-2026: Flash flood warning north Farmington & San Juan County until 8:30 pm. Emergency Managers reported Highway 170 washed out between mile markers 3 and 18. Get to higher ground immediately! @koat7news koat.com/alerts #Flood #NewMexico #NMwx
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⚠️ 11-01-2026: Flash flood threats highest today into tonight over northern & western New Mexico & the 4-Corners region. If flash flooding threatens, get to higher ground immediately! @koat7news koat.com/alerts #Flood #NewMexico #NMWX #COWX #AZWX
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⚠️ 11-01-2026: Tornado 🌪️ threat returns to eastern New Mexico today & tonight. If a tornado threatens get to an interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building. Mobile homes not safe. @koat7news koat.com/alerts #Tornado #SevereWeather #NewMexico #NMwx
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Here comes the rain again... Light to moderate rain showers pushing into the Albuquerque metro will linger through midnight. Grab an umbrella! #Rain #ABQ koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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⚠ 10-30-2026: Flooding threats ramp up Sunday over central & western New Mexico & the 4-Corners. Stay weather aware! Have a plan to get to higher ground immediately, if flooding threatens. #Flood #SevereWeather koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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Huge improvements in the drought. All categories down since Last month with severe drought down more than 50%. Areas with no drought are up to 10%. #Drought koat.com/weather #NewMexico #NMwx #Weather
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⚠️ 10-29-2026: Flooding threat return to Southern and southeastern New Mexico today into tonight. The flash plane threatens, get to higher ground immediately! @koat7news koat.com/alerts #Flood #NewMexico #NMWX
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