THERE WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THE WINTER STORM THAT SLAMMED INTO NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT MONDAY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ROGER SMITH SAYS, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON, THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GOT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL…ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO. HE SAYS FROM EAST OF SANTA ROSA TO THE TEXAS BORDER, SIX TO 10 INCHES FELL.
SMITH SAYS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ALSO DID WELL…WITH SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS RECEIVING UP TO 15 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. HE SAYS THE SNOW TOTALS DIDN’T AMOUNT TO MUCH IN ALBUQUERQUE…THANKS TO STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS.
