Severe storm threat continues in eastern New Mexico

The chance for severe storms increases Thursday evening in eastern New Mexico. A higher threat for severe weather returns to the eastern half of the state Friday.
Storms are forming over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains Thursday afternoon, but are struggling to make it off of the higher elevations. However, later this evening as a southerly wind picks up (known as the low-level jet stream), this will help to increase the threat of severe storms in eastern New Mexico, but especially in an area from