IT’S BEEN DECADES SINCE NEW MEXICO HAS SEEN THE KIND OF WINTER STORM THAT HIT THE STATE OVER THE WEEKEND. KERRY JONES IS WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS THE STORM WAS HISTORIC AND SET RECORDS IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS…INCLUDING ROSWELL AND CLOVIS…WHERE SNOW TOTALS MATCHED RECORDS THAT HADN’T BEEN SEEN IN 60 YEARS. JONES SAYS EVERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO WAS UNDER A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS…SOMETHING THAT RARELY HAPPENS.
