l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 1 By RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press
December 6, 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A severe winter blast has struck most of New
Mexico, closing hundreds of schools and shutting down major highways across
the state.
Motorists sought emergency shelter overnight as state officials closed both
directions of Interstate 40 from Albuquerque to Gallup — part of the
historic Route 66 — after blowing snow caused near-zero visibility.
Authorities also shut down the state's entire length of Interstate 10, from
the Texas line to the Arizona border, because of heavy snow and icy road
conditions.
Kerry Jones, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in
Albuquerque, said aside from the heavy snowfall, New Mexico residents should
expect "bitter cold" weather with temperatures 15 below zero in some parts.
Severe weather even brought snow to southern New Mexico — a region usually
spared the worst of winter blasts. |
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