July 4 parade a success, fireworks postponed due to weather

Nicole Maxwell, Alamogordo Daily News
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Monday, July 4 in Alamogordo began with a parade down 10th Street between Oregon Avenue and New York Avenue and ended with the postponement of the annual fireworks display due to a thunderstorm.

The July 4 Parade was organized by the Alamogordo Center of Commerce this year and entrants included the Otero County Fair and Rodeo queens, Rotary Club of Alamogordo, Holloman Air Force Base, various candidates for the general election in November and Alamogordo High School Air Force Junior ROTC.

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The weather was hot at 93 degrees with clear to partly cloudy skies that gave way to monsoonal thunderstorms at nightfall. The thunderstorms required the annual fireworks display to be postponed until 9:15 p.m. July 5.

The fireworks will launch from the grounds of the New Mexico Museum of Space History, which makes them viewable from almost anywhere in the city.

The Alamogordo Center of Commerce's July 4th Parade began at 10 a.m. on July 4, 2022 on 10th Street between Oregon Avenue and New York Avenue.
The Alamogordo Center of Commerce's July 4th Parade began at 10 a.m. on July 4, 2022 on 10th Street between Oregon Avenue and New York Avenue.

Your Country 105.3 FM KZZX will play patriotic music in coordination with the display.

The Alamogordo Center of Commerce's July 4th Parade began at 10 a.m. on July 4, 2022 on 10th Street between Oregon Avenue and New York Avenue.
The Alamogordo Center of Commerce's July 4th Parade began at 10 a.m. on July 4, 2022 on 10th Street between Oregon Avenue and New York Avenue.

The thunderstorms included lightning that could be seen while amateur firework displays went up as rain started to fall.

The Alamogordo Center of Commerce's July 4th Parade began at 10 a.m. on July 4, 2022 on 10th Street between Oregon Avenue and New York Avenue.
The Alamogordo Center of Commerce's July 4th Parade began at 10 a.m. on July 4, 2022 on 10th Street between Oregon Avenue and New York Avenue.

Alamogordo Police responded to 54 fireworks complaints on July 4 between the hours of 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. on July 5.

Nicole Maxwell can be contacted by email at nmaxwell@alamogordonews.com, by phone at 575-415-6605 or on Twitter at @nicmaxreporter.

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