[STORMREPORTS] Storm Dumps Nearly 3 Feet of Snow on New Mexico
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) - A slow-moving storm dumped nearly 3 feet of
``I've lived here for all my life, and this is one of the worst as
The National Weather Service reported that Cowles, northwest of Santa
Gov. Bill Richardson declared a state of emergency in seven counties
New Mexico was hit by a cold front that blasted in from the north and
Snow also fell across much of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.
Packed snow glazed roads throughout northern and eastern New Mexico.
``Just as quick as they clean them, they get snowpacked again,''
Police opened Interstate 40, New Mexico's primary east-west highway,
Northbound lanes of I-25 between Las Vegas and Raton were closed
Rows of tractor-trailer rigs queued up at Las Vegas, while other
State offices were closed Tuesday for nonessential employees in areas
Schools closed because of the snow included the University of New
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From: Steve Nelson (steve0707{at}gmail.com)
Date: Wed Mar 16 2005 - 01:58:56 EST
snow on parts of northern and eastern New Mexico, closing major
highways, schools and some government offices Tuesday.
far as how quick it (snow) accumulates,'' said Steve Lucero, owner of
a tow truck service at Las Vegas, where 2 feet of snow had fallen
since the storm developed Monday.
Fe, got the most snow from the storm - 38 inches. Gascon, a village
in northern New Mexico, and Mineral Hill, near Las Vegas, each had
received 34 inches as of Tuesday.
Tuesday.
potent, upper-level low pressure that came from northern Arizona and
southern Utah, said Kerry Jones, a meteorologist with the weather
service in Albuquerque.
Texline, Texas, measured around a foot of snow by midday, but no
roads were closed.
Lucero said. He said one of his own tow trucks got stuck trying to
pull a tractor-trailer rig out of a ditch.
Tuesday evening. Interstate 25, the main north-south artery through
the state, was closed for a time Tuesday between Bernalillo and the
New Mexico-Colorado line, but reopened in stretches during the
morning, said S.U. Mahesh, spokesman for the state Department of
Transportation.
again Tuesday evening because of an accident, Mahesh said.
motorists scrambled to find hotel rooms. The Red Cross opened a
shelter in Las Vegas for travelers who couldn't find a vacancy late
Monday.
hit by snow, Mahesh said.
Mexico.
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