Avoiding High Wind Areas - Alamogordo and Ruidoso Areas (Albuquerque: tornado, live)

[james57]

Thanks much to rruff for your comments. Lots of common sense thinking can be used to find a hopefully lower wind local area.

[Poncho_NM]

Albuquerque and Rio Rancho are experiencing 45 mph gusts right now...



Rich

[AlisonL]

Snowing here in my part of Rio Rancho.

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by AlisonL

Snowing here in my part of Rio Rancho.

Hehehehe. You live in the North.... No snow here yet....



Rich

[highdesertmutz]

We're being hammered by high winds right now in T or C. Which means extra duty for me. All of the windmill bearings I greased 2 weeks ago will have to be done again!

[songinthewind7]

It's a bit windy in Timberon now but has been for the past week or so.
I went to Alamogordo today and it's extremely windy and dusty.

[catman]

It's extremely windy in Fort Worth, TX today. Thanks a lot for sending it over here, NM!

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by catman

It's extremely windy in Fort Worth, TX today. Thanks a lot for sending it over here, NM!

"De nada"

The windmills we have on the East side of New Mexico do a lot more than just generate electricity...

Great day today, very low Pollen Count, bright sun, cool breeze...



Rich

[highdesertmutz]

I have seen this happen time and time again.

Why people still use shingles or composite materials on a roof in New Mexico I'll never understand.

The best roofing system you can have on your home or business around these parts is metal, since metal is nearly indestructible.

[Poncho_NM]

I've seen metal ripped up. In fact our garage in PA had the metal ripped up I guess maybe 1985. And in 12 years no shingle damage.

But I would maybe consider a metal roof. If the warranty covered labor to replace, and not just materials.


Rich