Surprise! Snowstorm Slams Southwest, Slowdowns Suspected
by John Weckerle
The Great Hunter bags a rubber chicken in the snow.
Snow continued to descend throughout the night, with a few flakes still falling this morning at New Mexico Central headquarters. Temperatures were in the low 20s, and accumulation – though difficult to ascertain due to the drifting – appeared to be between 8 inches and a foot. Your editor spent about an hour last night shoveling two tire tracks down the driveway and coaxing the car up the driveway and into the garage. It is unclear exactly when the car will be going back out.
Cameras on I-40 at Zamora Road in Tijeras and in Carnuel show relatively clear, but possibly slippery, conditions on the highway; however, local roads (not to mention driveways) are likely to be another matter. Alerts are in effect along I-40 from at least Sedillo Hill through Carnuel.