So NOW we get a white Christmas...possibly 8 worth!! Note paragraph 3 re; Upper Rio Grande valley (us) and para 7 re; Local Impacts and Taos County: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Storm Warning Winter Storm Warning in effect from 12:00 PM MST until Friday, 11:00 PM MST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...8 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...AND OVER THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS REGION. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND WELL INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING SPEED TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY IMPASSABLE ACROSS RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...LOS ALAMOS...AND NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY OVERNIGHT. ROADS ACROSS TAOS COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND LOCALLY IMPASSABLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84...AND HIGHWAYS 550 AND 285 FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 16:45:45 +0000
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