A winter weather storm blasted parts of New Mexico last week. Areas including the Albuquerque metro area caught a break from the snow, while Las Vegas got pummeled with 20 to 30 inches in some areas.
The East Mountains and Torrance County were also hit hard by the winter storm.
According to the National Weather Service, between Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, the two areas received the following amounts of snowfall.
Cedar Crest: 13 – 15 inches
Edgewood: 10.5 – 15 inches
Sandia Park: 9.9 – 16.3 inches
Estancia: 14.5 – 28 inches
Manzano: 13 inches
Moriarty: 14 inches
Mountainair: 14 – 21 inches
The weather also caused problems with traffic. Heavy vehicle congestion on I-40 had traffic at a stand still near Moriarty Nov. 8. The New Mexico Department of Transportation said trucks were parked on the side of the road and at truck stops overnight. Some reports said drivers waited over two hours from Santa Rosa to Moriarty. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued two statewide emergency declarations, unlocking $1.5 million to help state agencies dig out.
