Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...PARTICULARLY HARDING AND UNION COUNTIES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AFTER DAYBREAK ON THURSDAY.
* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE SOUTHERN DE BACA COUNTY...WHERE RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH THE SNOW THIS EVENING.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE HAZARDOUS LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND PATCHY FOG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
