Warning issued by NWS for: 6 Miles ENE Jemez Springs NM
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
425 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015
NMZ502-504-506-508-511-521-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
425 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST THIS MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1
AND 4 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY FOR AREAS
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. FARTHER NORTH...AREAS OF MAINLY LIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE JEMEZ AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS BUT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 1 OR 2 INCHES.
* TIMING...THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.
* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW
THROUGHOUT THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND HIGHER
ELEVATION PASSES. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY
SNOW OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE
AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.
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.