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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1107 AM MST Wed Jan 21 2026

NMZ210>212-214-218-221>224-226-229-232>240-220215-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0002.260123T1800Z-260125T1200Z/
Tusas Mountains Including Chama-Jemez Mountains-Glorieta Mesa
Including Glorieta Pass-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Santa
Fe Metro Area-Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood-
Estancia Valley-Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-South
Central Mountains-Northeast Highlands-Eastern San Miguel County-
Guadalupe County-Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De
Baca County-Chaves County Plains-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest
Chaves County-
1107 AM MST Wed Jan 21 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and
  10 inches across much of central and eastern New Mexico, except up
  to 16 inches above 9,000 feet.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central,
  northeast, and southeast New Mexico.

* WHEN...From Friday morning through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible for an
  extended period of time, most notably along I-40 from Tijeras
  Canyon to the Texas border. The weight of accumulating snow will
  stress the power grid, potentially creating outages. An extended
  period of cold temperatures will increase the risk of frostbite and
  hypothermia.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Bitterly cold temperatures will also accompany
  this winter storm, with the coldest temperatures in the eastern
  plains of New Mexico. Temperatures will be coldest Sunday morning
  when much of eastern NM will be in the single digits or colder.
  Given the threat of power outages, those in eastern NM should be
  prepared for 48+ hours of sub-freezing temperatures.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Those
planning to travel Friday through Sunday morning should pay close
attention given the potential for travel impacts along I-40 and I-25.

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