National Weather Service Issues Winter Storm Warning

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE In ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TODAY:

FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9,500 FEET-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

  • SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…THROUGH THIS EVENING…2 TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER THE SAN JUAN…TUSAS…AND SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE…WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA.
  • TIMING…SNOW…LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES…WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
  • WINDS…WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 15 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  • SNOW LEVELS…TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.
  • LOCAL IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY IMPASSABLE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84…AND HIGHWAYS 550 AND 285 THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

SHORT TERM FORECAST

ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9,500 FEET/RED RIVER-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9,500 FEET-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ALBUQUERQUE…LOS LUNAS…RIO RANCHO… CHAMA…CUBA…DULCE…EL MORRO…ESPANOLA…FARMINGTON…GALLUP…GLENWOOD…GRAN QUIVIRA…GRANTS…LOS ALAMOS…PECOS…CERRO/QUESTA …QUEMADO…RED RIVER…SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST…TIJERAS…SANTA FE…SOCORRO…TAOS 949 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014.

NOW

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN HIGH TERRAIN THROUGH MIDDAY…ALONG WITH AREAS OF FOG. VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND FOG WILL VARY FROM AROUND 1 TO 3 MILES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. ROADS OVER THE REGION MAY BE SNOWPACKED AND ICY…ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS VISIT NMROADS.COM OR CALL 511.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-523 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER STORMS WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING…BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

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