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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
753 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
NMZ210>218-221>224-229-232>234-237-241200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1500Z/
TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-GLORIETA MESA
INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESPANOLA VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO
AREA-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD-ESTANCIA
VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
753 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16
INCHES ABOVE 9,000 FEET. LOCALIZED AREAS IN EASTERN TORRANCE,
GUADALUPE, AND DE BACA COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN 8 AND 10
INCHES. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW.
* WHERE...MUCH OF CENTRAL TO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING
INTERSTATE 40 FROM TIJERAS TO SANTA ROSA TO THE TEXAS BORDER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME 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 AND
MONDAY MORNINGS WHEN MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO WILL BE
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, DIAL
511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ226-235-236-238>240-241200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CHAVES
COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
753 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND
8 INCHES EXCEPT 16 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 9,000 FEET IN THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY, SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, CURRY
COUNTY, ROOSEVELT COUNTY, CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS, AND SOUTHWEST
CHAVES COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. TIRE TRACTION WILL BE
REDUCED. EXTEND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE
IN FRONT OF YOU.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST SUNDAY
AND MONDAY MORNINGS WHEN WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, DIAL
511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ202>204-206-208-241200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
753 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES EXCEPT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ABOVE 8,000 FEET.
* WHERE...WESTERN MOUNTAINS, FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, AND NORTHWEST
HIGHLANDS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. TIRE TRACTION WILL BE
REDUCED. EXTEND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE
IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS INCLUDES ALONG PORTIONS OF I-40.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN IS LIKELY IN MANY OF THESE AREAS BELOW
8,000 FEET BEFORE A TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ227-228-230-231-241200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1200Z/
JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-FAR NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
753 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4
INCHES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.
* WHERE...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, HARDING COUNTY, JOHNSON AND
BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS, AND UNION COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. TIRE TRACTION WILL BE
REDUCED. EXTEND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE
IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS INCLUDES RATON AND SPRINGER ALONG PORTIONS OF
I-25.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY
THIS WINTER STORM, WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY
MORNINGS WHEN WIND CHILLS MAY FALL AS LOW AS -10F.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ207-219-225-241-241200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.260124T2100Z-260125T1500Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS
AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
753 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 8
AM MST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES, WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO
AREA, WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY, AND SAN
AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF
I-40 AND I-25.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL
TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING WHEN SNOW LEVELS DROP
TO VALLEY FLOORS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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