...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS.
* TIMING...THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS IN VALLEY LOCATIONS NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL OTHER LOCATIONS.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW-PACKED AND ICY...AND MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR.
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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