From The National Weather Service: VERY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SNOW...AND FREEZING FOG RESULTING IN THE GRADUAL ACCUMULATION OF ICE...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR SUNRISE WILL IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MANY AREAS OF THE BASIN...WITH BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. A NORTHEAST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH CAN EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING AFFECTING THE GUADALUPE PASS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING U.S. 62/180 THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS AS THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE ROADS VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTRY MIX MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS...AND EVEN ALONG OR NEAR THE RIO GRANDE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTRY MIX WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM FINALLY NEARS THE AREA. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES FOR THIS THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TIME-FRAME FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES OR UPGRADES TO ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON JANUARY 2
...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE PRESIDIO VALLEY FOR A WINTRY MIX THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THIS MORNING LIGHT FREEZING RAIN HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN BELOW FREEZING...AND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED THAT ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...SIDEWALKS... AND STAIRWAYS WILL ACCUMULATE ICE. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.20 INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THE EXPECTED FREEZING RAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY. FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...ELEVATED WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO VERY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN AND MAY FALL AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. RESIDENTS THAT ARE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE TRAVELING. WINTER WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SURROUNDING AREAS TOO.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.
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