Winter Storm — Central Lea County, New Mexico

2007-01-18 to 2007-01-20 · Central Lea County, New Mexico

Event narrative

New Mexico Highway 18 was closed between Lovington and the Texas state line.

Wider weather episode

Another cold front and upper level storm system coincided over west Texas and southeastern New Mexico to produce another round of winter weather. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain all occurred across the region making traveling hazardous and keeping students hoping for the second snow day in a week. Numerous accidents were reported across the area, especially overnight when precipitation that had melted during the day re-froze on the roads. This led to several roads being closed overnight.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 13249. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.