Winter Storm Warning until 12:00PM Monday
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches with 6 to 14 inches above 7500 feet. Snow will mix with freezing drizzle or change to freezing drizzle at times across Union County, the Central Highlands, the Northeast Highlands and the Far Northeast Highlands.
* WHERE...Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Upper Rio Grande Valley, Central Highlands, Raton Ridge and Johnson Mesa, Far Northeast Highlands and Northeast Highlands, and Union County.
* WHEN...From 6 AM Sunday to noon MDT Monday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Significant reductions in visibility are expected Sunday and Sunday night. Wet snow falling on lingering foliage may result in isolated power outages. A flash freeze will be possible during the first few hours after the onset of precipitation, as arctic air causes water on road surfaces to freeze rapidly.
* AFFECTED AREAS: RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA ... SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET ... EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ... NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER ... UNION COUNTY ... WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ... FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Instructions:
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Address/Location
Rio Arriba County Emergency Services
1122 Industrial Park Rd
EspaƱola, NM 87532
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-747-1941
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning