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Albuquerque Braces for Winter Weather, Power Outages Impact Mountain Communities
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Good morning, this is Albuquerque Local Pulse for Sunday, January 25th.
We're waking up to a winter weather system that continues to impact our mountain communities this morning. The National Weather Service has a Winter Storm Warning in effect through 8 AM today for central and east-central New Mexico, including areas around Torrance County and the Mountainair area. We're expecting an additional two to six inches of snow, with the heaviest impacts coming overnight into Sunday morning.
Up in our higher elevations, things are more serious. Cloudcroft is under a Winter Weather Advisory through this morning with four to eight additional inches expected on top of what already fell Friday. Ruidoso and Lincoln County are seeing a Winter Storm Warning with four to twelve inches possible at lower elevations and up to eighteen inches at the peaks. Dangerously cold temperatures are dropping into the single digits as we move forward.
The storm is causing real problems for our neighbors in the mountains. Power outages have been reported across Otero and Lincoln counties because of heavy, wet snow and ice accumulation on power lines. The Sunspot area, home to the National Solar Observatory in the Sacramento Mountains, has also been hit. Public Service Company of New Mexico is actively responding to scattered outages across the region. If you're affected, you can check the PNM Outage Map for real-time updates or report outages by texting OUT to 78766. Crews are working as quickly and safely as possible, though mountain terrain is complicating restoration efforts.
For those of us in lower elevations like here in Albuquerque, we've experienced lighter precipitation and mostly mixed effects, so we're in better shape than our mountain friends.
On the roads, Interstate 40 westbound was closed at San Mateo earlier this week due to a fatal motor vehicle crash. If you're traveling, stay updated through the New Mexico Department of Transportation website or by calling 511 for current road conditions, especially in the mountains.
In sports news, the University of New Mexico tennis team dropped an ITA Classic match to Pacific four to one, with several Lobos winning their opening sets. On a brighter note, Central Washington University's track and field team delivered a strong performance at competitions here in Albuquerque over the weekend, with numerous athletes breaking into NCAA Division standards.
Looking ahead, we're expecting a gradual clearing trend early next week as this system moves out. Stay safe, limit outdoor exposure, and keep monitoring local weather updates. Stock up on batteries, non-perishable food, and make sure you have safe alternative heating if needed.
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We're waking up to a winter weather system that continues to impact our mountain communities this morning. The National Weather Service has a Winter Storm Warning in effect through 8 AM today for central and east-central New Mexico, including areas around Torrance County and the Mountainair area. We're expecting an additional two to six inches of snow, with the heaviest impacts coming overnight into Sunday morning.
Up in our higher elevations, things are more serious. Cloudcroft is under a Winter Weather Advisory through this morning with four to eight additional inches expected on top of what already fell Friday. Ruidoso and Lincoln County are seeing a Winter Storm Warning with four to twelve inches possible at lower elevations and up to eighteen inches at the peaks. Dangerously cold temperatures are dropping into the single digits as we move forward.
The storm is causing real problems for our neighbors in the mountains. Power outages have been reported across Otero and Lincoln counties because of heavy, wet snow and ice accumulation on power lines. The Sunspot area, home to the National Solar Observatory in the Sacramento Mountains, has also been hit. Public Service Company of New Mexico is actively responding to scattered outages across the region. If you're affected, you can check the PNM Outage Map for real-time updates or report outages by texting OUT to 78766. Crews are working as quickly and safely as possible, though mountain terrain is complicating restoration efforts.
For those of us in lower elevations like here in Albuquerque, we've experienced lighter precipitation and mostly mixed effects, so we're in better shape than our mountain friends.
On the roads, Interstate 40 westbound was closed at San Mateo earlier this week due to a fatal motor vehicle crash. If you're traveling, stay updated through the New Mexico Department of Transportation website or by calling 511 for current road conditions, especially in the mountains.
In sports news, the University of New Mexico tennis team dropped an ITA Classic match to Pacific four to one, with several Lobos winning their opening sets. On a brighter note, Central Washington University's track and field team delivered a strong performance at competitions here in Albuquerque over the weekend, with numerous athletes breaking into NCAA Division standards.
Looking ahead, we're expecting a gradual clearing trend early next week as this system moves out. Stay safe, limit outdoor exposure, and keep monitoring local weather updates. Stock up on batteries, non-perishable food, and make sure you have safe alternative heating if needed.
This has been Albuquerque Local Pulse. Thank you for tuning in and please subscribe for more local updates. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease dot ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI