Snow hits NM hard

Reports coming in from today's snowstorm:

• Over 18" in the Mountainair area, with drifts up to several feet
• Parts of I-25 closed down
• US 60 from Socorro east to Pie Town impassible, if not closed
• Temperatures cold (in the teens) and dropping in many areas of snow

Motels in the snowstorm area are rapidly filling up as people realize they can't go anywhere.