Special Weather Statement
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
253 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014
...A CHANGING WEATHER PATTERN FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
NEARLY THREE WEEKS OF DRY WEATHER OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END BY THE TIME THE WEEKEND IS
OVER.
TWO DISTURBANCES WILL IMPACT THE STATE...THE FIRST ONE HAS ALREADY
BEGUN...PRODUCING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AREA WIDE AND SOME RAIN
AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH. THE SNOW LEVELS
WILL LOWER TONIGHT TO AROUND 6000 FEET...WITH MOSTLY SNOW FALLING
AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL AREAS. SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT WITH AN INCH OR TWO ON THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS...MAYBE 3 OR 4 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FACTOR INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SPREAD ONTO THE
ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS EARLY FRIDAY. WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE STATE EARLY FRIDAY. FOLLOWING
QUICKLY ON THE HEELS OF THE FIRST STORM WILL BE A SECOND...STRONGER
STORM SYSTEM. IT WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY WITH RAIN
AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND TO THE
EAST AND SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE PRETTY
HIGH THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM...LIMITING SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL TO
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MAY
RECEIVE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT.
ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SHOULD RECEIVE PRECIPITATION
BY THE TIME THE WEEKEND IS OVER. THE BULK OF THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL
BE OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL AREAS...WITH THE LEAST IN THE EAST. AS
THE STORM EXITS TO THE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE MAY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE NORTHEAST. STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST
AGAIN SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN HIGH PLAINS...WITH BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON SUNDAY.
IF TRAVELLING OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BEFORE DEPARTING...CHECK ROAD
CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR BY DIALING 5 1 1.
Address/Location
City of Clovis, NM
321 North Connelly Street
Clovis, NM 88101
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-769-7828