Snow falls throughout the state

Posted at: 10/28/2009 4:43 PM | Updated at: 10/29/2009 7:38 AM
By: Eyewitness News 4, The Associated Press

New Mexicans had to get out the snow shovel today in parts of the state

From the northwest to the southeast, New Mexico got its first good taste of wintry weather Wednesday.

Highway crews worked overnight as the first winter storm of the season moved into northern and central New Mexico.

The National Weather Service says 10 inches of snow fell south of Gallup, six inches at Sandia Park and five inches at Gallup and Farmington.

Eastbound Interstate 40 was closed for about two hours near Santa Rosa on Wednesday after a tractor-trailer rolled. The interstate also was closed much of the morning near Thoreau after up to eight tractor-trailers were involved in another crash.

Power outages were reported in Farmington and on Albuquerque's west side. A winter storm warning was in effect for north-central New Mexico through 6 a.m. Thursday.

Snow started falling in the Foothills and east of Edgewood early Wednesday morning and it kept going—on and off—throughout the day. And even though a winter weather advisory expired Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service says light snow will continue, with an additional two inches of snow expected by later this evening.

In western New Mexico, slick roads made for some dangerous driving Wednesday morning. Eight semi trucks were involved in a chain collision on I-40 outside of Gallup. The interstate was shut down for nearly two hours.

The slick roads forced Western New Mexico University in Gallup to cancel evening classes.  

The Four Corners got a taste of winter too. Several inches blanketed the ground in Farmington. The storm also toppled trees in nearby Kirtland.

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