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Winter Weather in Chuska Mountains, New Mexico
Winter Weather January 27, 2010 · Chuska Mountains, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
An 88 year old woman was found dead 7 miles north of Crystal. The woman insisted on visiting her sister at 4 am, but her vehicle got stuck in melting snow and mud. She tried to continue on foot, but was unsuccessful. The woman's body was discovered several yards from her vehicle.
The wider storm
A brief warm up after several rounds of snowfall across the Chuska Mountains led to melting snow and muddy roads. A woman died of exposure after her vehicle got stuck in the mud and she tried to continue on foot.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 206027. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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