Southeastern New Mexico experienced a variety of weather from yesterday's historic blizzard that raked eastern New Mexico and west Texas with high winds, heavy snow, and deep snow drifts. Roswell picked up 1" of snow, Ruidoso 4", Ski Apache 9", while a dusting was observed in Arteisa and Carlsbad. Areas of blowing dust and blowing sand buffeted Eddy and Lea Counties later in the day.
Blizzard Conditions Across Eastern New Mexico.
Interstate 40 is officially closed from the east side of Albuquerque ALL THE WAY to the TX/OK line, or approx. 390 miles! One of the biggest reasons for choosing Albuquerque is hotel capacity and ample parking for all the semi-trailer rigs, etc. A great example of significant impacts to travel (and commerce) from this major winter storm well away from the heaviest snow. Thanks to Angela Brauer (KOAT-TV) for sharing her picture of I-40 near Eubank in Albuquerque just before 6am MST Monday.
Snow cover across New Mexico & West Texas.
Today's NASA Aqua MODIS Visible Satellite Image.
Snow cover across New Mexico and west Texas.
Snow cover across New Mexico and west Texas.
Blizzard Conditions Across West Texas.
Courtesy of the Amarillo NWS Office.
Courtesy of Amarillo National Bank Facebook Page.
Hillside Drive in Amarillo, Texas yesterday late afternoon,
(2-25-2013).
Dozens of vehicles abandoned. Photo courtesy of Merle
Voigt.
*This was the 3rd largest snowfall event at Amarillo -- only behind March 25-26, 1934 (20.6 inches) and December 26-27, 2000 (20.2 inches)
*This was the 2nd largest snowfall for a calendar day -- only behind March 25, 1934 (19.3 inches)
*This was the largest snowfall for a single day in the month of February. The previous record was 12 inches on February 16, 1893
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1212 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013
PRELIMINARY SNOW REPORTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
FOR THE LAST 38 HOURS.
...COUNTY... STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE OF
LOCATION /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
...BERNALILLO COUNTY...
SAN ANTONITO 4 E 4.0 915 AM 2/25
SANDIA PARK 4 E 4.0 1130 PM 2/24
ALBUQUERQUE 9 NE 2.2 635 AM 2/25
- PASEO DEL NOTRE AND TRAMWAY.
ALBUQUERQUE 8 ENE 2.0 915 AM 2/25
- SPAIN AND TRAMWAY.
ALBUQUERQUE 7 E 1.7 818 AM 2/25
- COMANCHE AND TRAMWAY.
CARNUEL 6 NNW 1.7 915 AM 2/25
ALBUQUERQUE 8 ESE 1.5 950 AM 2/25
- INDIAN SCHOOL AND TRAMWAY.
ALBUQUERQUE 5 E 1.0 915 AM 2/25
- CANDELARIA AND EUBANK.
ALBUQUERQUE 5 ESE 1.0 1019 AM 2/25
- INDIAN SCHOOL AND WYOMING.
...CATRON COUNTY...
OMEGA 8 NNW 1.9 915 AM 2/25
DATIL 2 W 1.4 915 AM 2/25
...CHAVES COUNTY...
DUNKEN 6 NNW 1.5 300 AM 2/25
ROSWELL 1 NW 1.1 554 AM 2/25
ROSWELL 1.0 750 AM 2/25
DUNKEN 16 NE 1.0 300 AM 2/25
...COLFAX COUNTY...
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 7.0 502 AM 2/25
- ANGEL FIRE SKI AREA.
BLACK LAKE 4 ESE 1.6 647 AM 2/25
...CURRY COUNTY...
PORTAIR 2 NNW 12.0 915 AM 2/25
CLOVIS 2 NNE 9.5 549 AM 2/25
CLOVIS 1.5 1054 PM 2/24
...DE BACA COUNTY...
FORT SUMNER 1 SSW 5.0 722 AM 2/25
FORT SUMNER 1 SW 2.5 730 AM 2/25
FORT SUMNER 1 E 1.0 900 PM 2/24
...GUADALUPE COUNTY...
VAUGHN 4.0 950 AM 2/25
...LINCOLN COUNTY...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW 9.0 526 AM 2/25
- SKI APACHE.
RUIDOSO 20 N 8.0 750 AM 2/25
CORONA 16 SE 5.0 300 AM 2/25
RUIDOSO 4.0 730 AM 2/25
ALTO 2 SSE 2.8 915 AM 2/25
ALTO 1 SE 2.5 814 AM 2/25
ALTO 2 SSW 2.3 800 AM 2/25
CARRIZOZO 1.8 1100 PM 2/24
...MORA COUNTY...
ANGEL FIRE 10 SSE 1.6 915 AM 2/25
...QUAY COUNTY...
HOUSE 8.0 915 AM 2/25
TUCUMCARI 3.0 1030 PM 2/24
TUCUMCARI 5 ESE 3.0 915 AM 2/25
TUCUMCARI 6 E 3.0 915 AM 2/25
...RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...
ALCALDE 14 NE 1.6 915 AM 2/25
LA VILLITA 1 NW 1.0 530 PM 2/24
...ROOSEVELT COUNTY...
PORTALES 2 SW 4.0 1145 AM 2/25
PORTALES 1 ENE 3.5 958 AM 2/25
PORTALES 2 NW 1.0 1213 AM 2/25
...SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...
SOUTH SAN YSIDRO 2 SSE 7.0 630 PM 2/24
SAN JOSE 6.0 930 PM 2/24
MINERAL HILL 2 WNW 4.5 915 AM 2/25
COWLES 3.0 625 PM 2/24
TRUJILLO 2.5 622 PM 2/24
LAS VEGAS 1.5 714 PM 2/24
BELL RANCH 1.0 635 PM 2/24
...SANDOVAL COUNTY...
PLACITAS 1 SW 4.0 915 AM 2/25
PLACITAS 2 NE 4.0 915 AM 2/25
...SANTA FE COUNTY...
SANTA FE 3.0 828 AM 2/25
LAMY 6 NNW 3.0 915 AM 2/25
SANTA FE 1 ENE 3.0 915 AM 2/25
SANTA FE 6 SSE 3.0 931 PM 2/24
EDGEWOOD 2 NW 2.7 915 AM 2/25
LAMY 4 NNW 2.5 1129 AM 2/25
CHUPADERO 7 ESE 2.5 525 AM 2/25
- SKI SANTA FE.
TESUQUE 1 W 2.4 841 PM 2/24
SANTA FE 1 WSW 2.1 915 AM 2/25
SANTA FE 10 S 2.0 915 AM 2/25
LAMY 4 NW 2.0 915 AM 2/25
SANTA FE 2 E 2.0 655 PM 2/24
LAMY 3 N 1.8 915 AM 2/25
MADRID 5 S 1.8 1115 AM 2/25
SANTA CRUZ 2 W 1.0 624 AM 2/25
NAMBE 1 W 1.0 915 AM 2/25
TESUQUE 1.0 915 AM 2/25
...SOCORRO COUNTY...
CLAUNCH 5.0 800 PM 2/24
GRAN QUIVIRA 1 SE 3.0 1200 AM 2/25
MAGDALENA 2.0 615 PM 2/24
SOCORRO 10 SSE 2.0 915 AM 2/25
BINGHAM 2 NE 1.0 500 PM 2/24
BINGHAM 14 W 1.0 1050 AM 2/25
...TAOS COUNTY...
RED RIVER 4.0 543 AM 2/25
- RED RIVER SKI AREA.
RED RIVER 8 SSW 4.0 553 AM 2/25
- TAOS SKI AREA.
RED RIVER 3 E 3.0 550 AM 2/25
- ENCHANTED FOREST SKI AREA.
TRES RITOS 3 NW 2.5 613 AM 2/25
- SIPAPU SKI AREA.
...TORRANCE COUNTY...
WILLARD 8.5 1100 PM 2/24
ENCINO 3 SSW 5.4 700 AM 2/25
CLINES CORNERS 7 SE 4.0 903 PM 2/24
MORIARTY 1 N 4.0 700 AM 2/25
MOUNTAINAIR 1 S 3.0 915 AM 2/25
MOUNTAINAIR 2.5 900 PM 2/24
ABO 3 W 1.0 900 PM 2/24
MANZANO 2 SE 1.0 639 AM 2/25
...UNION COUNTY...
GLADSTONE 13 E 1.0 600 AM 2/25
...VALENCIA COUNTY...
BELEN 5 SSE 1.0 915 AM 2/25
PRELIMINARY PEAK NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO FOR THE LAST 38 HOURS.
...COUNTY... PEAK GUST TIME/DATE OF
LOCATION /MPH/ MEASUREMENT
...CHAVES COUNTY...
DUNKEN 2 NE 59 1236 PM 2/24
- DUNKEN RAWS.
ROSWELL 4 SSE 51 1227 PM 2/24
- KROW ASOS.
BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REF 14 NNE 43 237 PM 2/24
- EIGHT MILE DRAW RAWS.
...COLFAX COUNTY...
RATON CREWS AIRPORT 69 253 AM 2/25
- KRTN ASOS.
...CURRY COUNTY...
CANNON AFB 1 N 48 1145 PM 2/24
- KCVS ASOS.
TEXICO 3 NNW 47 1055 PM 2/24
- KCVN AWOS.
...GUADALUPE COUNTY...
VAUGHN 4 NE 41 205 PM 2/24
...HARDING COUNTY...
MILLS 4 WSW 50 1105 PM 2/24
- MILLS CANYON RAWS.
...LINCOLN COUNTY...
FORT STANTON 2 SSW 54 1255 PM 2/24
- KSRR AWOS.
OSCURO 5 WSW 53 1200 PM 2/24
OSCURO 7 W 51 1215 PM 2/24
OSCURO 18 WSW 46 1200 PM 2/24
NOGAL 5 NW 45 1221 PM 2/24
RUIDOSO 1 NNW 44 1100 AM 2/24
- SMOKEY BEAR RAWS.
CORONA 1 W 43 131 PM 2/24
...QUAY COUNTY...
TUCUMCARI 7 ENE 52 1052 PM 2/24
- KTCC ASOS.
LOGAN 10 NE 52 1000 PM 2/24
...ROOSEVELT COUNTY...
MILNESAND 4 E 48 159 PM 2/24
DORA 2 SW 46 215 PM 2/24
...SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...
LAS VEGAS 6 NE 49 805 PM 2/24
- KLVS ASOS.
...SOCORRO COUNTY...
BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE 22 SE 54 1245 PM 2/24
CARRIZOZO 15 NW 41 1239 PM 2/24
- CHUPADERA RAWS.
BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE 14 E 41 1130 AM 2/24
...UNION COUNTY...
CLAYTON 2 ENE 58 246 AM 2/25
- KCAO ASOS.
PRELIMINARY PEAK THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO FOR THE LAST 38 HOURS.
...COUNTY... WIND SPEED TIME/DATE OF
LOCATION /MPH/ MEASUREMENT
...DE BACA COUNTY...
FORT SUMNER 1 E 68.0 900 PM 2/24
PRELIMINARY SUSTAINED WIND REPORTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO FOR THE LAST 38 HOURS.
...COUNTY... WIND SPEED TIME/DATE OF
LOCATION /MPH/ MEASUREMENT
...CHAVES COUNTY...
ROSWELL 4 SSE 30 1251 PM 2/24
- KROW ASOS.
...COLFAX COUNTY...
RATON CREWS AIRPORT 54 253 AM 2/25
- KRTN ASOS.
...HARDING COUNTY...
MILLS 4 WSW 36 1005 PM 2/24
- MILLS CANYON RAWS.
...LINCOLN COUNTY...
FORT STANTON 2 SSW 37 1015 AM 2/24
- KSRR AWOS.
OSCURO 7 W 32 1215 PM 2/24
NOGAL 5 NW 31 1256 PM 2/24
...QUAY COUNTY...
LOGAN 10 NE 45 300 AM 2/25
...SOCORRO COUNTY...
BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE 22 SE 33 1245 PM 2/24
BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE 14 E 31 1130 AM 2/24
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Thanks for the great summary...1.2" here, melted to .10", so cannot complain.
ReplyDeleteMy only complaint is in how the authorities forced all travelers into a nightmarish bottleneck or even parking lot. I live right where I-40 exits town through the canyon. At least they left Rt 66 open, but there was no police traffic control to override all the lights. Getting from errands to my house went from 5 to 20 minutes, but only because I know the short-cuts.
The residents along the Tramway corridor or East Mountain areas, and lodging people Tucumcari / Moriarty / Santa Rosa lodging people were all probably not any happier than me in the 1st group. So much for Tucumcari Tonite!
I think that no matter what they did this storm was going to ruin a lot of people's day.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine just how bad that traffic must have been!
Glad we don't have to deal with that, the local oil field traffic down here is bad enough.