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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
149 PM MST SUN JAN 24 2021
NMZ205-206-250000-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
149 PM MST SUN JAN 24 2021
..BURST OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW
AND LOW VISIBILITY ALONG
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THOREAU THROUGH 5 PM...
A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WITH SOUTHWEST WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, BLOWING SNOW, AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL IMPACT
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THOREAU THROUGH 5 PM. A QUICK
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS A BAND OF SNOWFALL
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME SLICK WITH SNOWPACKED
AND ICY SURFACES, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES, OVERPASSES, AND UNTREATED
ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN, GIVE YOURSELF MORE SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES,
AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION TODAY. WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER TODAY. ANOTHER
ROUND OF SNOWFALL WILL RETURN LATE TONIGHT.
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