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Union County, NM

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 INCHES AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE RATON RIDGE.

* TIMING...RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY HOVER AROUND 6500 FEET
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...THOUGH IN SOME AREAS SNOW WILL MIX WITH
RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE SURFACE
IN ALL LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND SLICK ROADS. PERSONS
TRAVELING SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.
VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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