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Newton Not Tropical, Douses Southwest With Heavy Rain

November 3, 2020
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Fred Allen
Newton, no longer a tropical storm, will continue to squeeze out torrential downpours across southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico through tonight. It may also produce tropical storm force gusts as well through this evening.

As of 3 p.m. MDT (5 p.m. EDT), former Tropical Storm Newton is located near 31.6 N and 111.2 W, or about 25 miles to the west-northwest of Nogales, Ariz., and about 40 miles south-southwest of Tucson, Ariz. Post-Tropical Cyclone Newton is packing top sustained winds of 35 mph, and is moving swiftly north-northeast at 18 mph. Newton’s minimum central pressure has climbed to 1008 mb, or 29.77 inches of mercury.

Ultimately, Newton’s demise has been its interaction with Mexico’s and the Southwestern U.S.’s higher terrain. That said, Newton’s remnants could still squeeze out another 1 to 3 inches of rainfall locally across parts of southeastern Arizona and western New Mexico, which will keep the flash flood risk in place until tonight.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in place until Thursday morning across western and west-central New Mexico, including Gallup and Albuquerque. Additional heavy rain could produce flash and urban flooding, especially in low-lying flood prone areas and areas with burn scars. Remember, if you approach a road covered in water, it is best to, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”

Newton’s moisture will likely get pulled into a cold front that will slide into the nation’s midsection by the end of the workweek.