Avalanche Warning issued January 24 at 5:39AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Issue date: 2026-01-24T12:39+00:00
AVWABQ The following message is transmitted at the request of the Taos Avalanche Center. The Taos Avalanche Center in Taos has issued a Backcountry Avalanche Warning. * WHAT...The avalanche danger is currently considered high. Continued snow will fall in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains through Saturday. Very dangerous avalanche conditions will develop quickly today as the storm progresses. * WHERE...Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area and Columbine Hondo Wilderness above 9000 feet. This does not include ski areas where avalanche hazard reduction measures are performed. * WHEN... In effect from Saturday 6 AM MST to Sunday 6 AM MST. * IMPACTS...Heavy snowfall and winds today will create widespread areas of instability. Both human triggered and natural avalanches are very likely and avalanches large enough to bury or injure a person are expected. Stay off slopes steeper than 30 degrees. This warning does not apply to ski areas where avalanche hazard reduction measures are performed.
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 3:47AM MST until January 25 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Issue date: 2026-01-24T10:47+00:00
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches. * WHERE...Far Northeast Highlands, Harding County, Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, and Union County. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Tire traction will be reduced. Extend the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you. This includes Raton and Springer along portions of I-25. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Bitterly cold temperatures will also accompany this winter storm, with the coldest temperatures Sunday and Monday mornings when wind chills may fall as low as -10F.
Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 3:47AM MST until January 25 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Issue date: 2026-01-24T10:47+00:00
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 3 to 6 inches with higher amounts of 6 to 12 inches above 9,500 feet. Localized areas in eastern Torrance, Guadalupe, and De Baca Counties will receive between 6 to 8 inches of additional snow. Bitterly cold temperatures will accompany the snow. * WHERE...Much of central to east central New Mexico, including Interstate 40 from Tijeras to Santa Rosa to the Texas border. * WHEN...Until 8 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel will become very difficult to impossible for an extended period of time, most notably along I-40 from Tijeras Canyon to the Texas border. The weight of accumulating snow will stress the power grid, potentially creating outages. An extended period of cold temperatures will increase the risk of frostbite and hypothermia. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Bitterly cold temperatures will also accompany this winter storm, with the coldest temperatures in the eastern plains of New Mexico. Temperatures will be coldest Sunday and Monday mornings when much of the eastern half of New Mexico will be in the single digits with wind chills below zero.
