Winter Weather in Jemez Mountains, New Mexico

Winter Weather January 21, 2023 · Jemez Mountains, New Mexico

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Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A twitter reported showed a snow plow having flipped over along New Mexico Highway 4 just west of Los Alamos on the switchbacks to Valles Caldera.

The wider storm

A closed upper low crossed northern New Mexico on January 20, 2023 and exited over the Great Plains on January 21, 2023. Heavy snow was observed at numerous locations resulting in several road closures, including on Interstates 25 and 40. Weather related car crashes also resulted, including a flipped snow plow on NM Highway 4 just west of Los Alamos. Strong northerly winds behind the upper low also brought reports of blowing snow through far northeastern NM on January 21, 2023 from Raton to Clayton. This resulted in very low visibility and resulted in the closure of U.S. Highway 64 at Clayton.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1067123. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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