Snow moves on leaving bitter cold

CLINES CORNERS, N.M. (KRQE) - The winter storm that blew across New Mexico Monday and early Tuesday left behind snow, slick roads and extremely cold temperatures.

By early Tuesday morning clearing skies over Albuquerque's East Mountains had replaced the heavy cloud cover that had helped to keep temperatures up.

Although the East Mountains did not get hit as hard this time as in storms past, but the roads were still feeling the effects.

According to the New Mexico Department of Transportation road-conditions Web Site, Interstate 40 in both directions around the Guadalupe County line just outside of Clines Corners was showing severe driving conditions with ice.

This warning extended all the way to the Texas state line as DOT crews plowed and sanded to make the driving lanes safer.

At 1:30 p.m. NMDOT issued this update on road conditions:

• I-40, Fair Driving Conditions roads are wet and starting to dry up from mile marker 239 to mile marker 373 (Guadalupe County Line to Texas State Line). Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• US 84, Fair Driving Conditions road is wet and drying at this time from mile marker 64 to mile marker 103 (Romeroville to I-40). Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• US 54, Fair Driving Conditions roadway is wet and drying at this time from mile marker 305 to mile marker 355 (Logan to Texas State Line). Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• US 64, Difficult Driving Conditions snow packed and icy in shady areas from mile marker 272.5 to mile marker 335 (Taos Pass to Eagle Nest). Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 38, Difficult Driving Conditions snow packed and icy in shady areas from mile marker 12 to mile marker 29 (Red River to Eagle Nest). Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 434, Difficult Driving Conditions snow packed and icy in shady areas from mile marker 23 to mile marker 36. Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 21, Difficult Driving Conditions snow packed and icy in shady areas from mile marker 0 to mile marker 25. Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 58, Difficult Driving Conditions snow packed and icy in shady areas from mile marker 0 to mile marker 18. Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 518, Fair Driving Conditions roadway is wet and drying at this time from mile marker 23 to mile marker 44. Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 39, Fair Driving Conditions roads are wet and starting to dry up from mile marker 39 to mile marker 93. Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 268, Fair Driving Conditions road is wet and drying at this time from mile marker 18 to mile marker 27. Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 209, Fair Driving Conditions road is wet and drying at this time from mile marker 36 to mile marker 83. Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• NM 469, Fair Driving Conditions road is wet and drying at this time from mile marker 36 to mile marker 83. Crews have plowed, salted, and sanded. Motorists are to use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
   

Commuters heading through Tijeras canyon in and out of Albuquerque had a clear drive, but elsewhere early morning travelers who insisted on driving were being warned to take it easy:

• Interstate 25 Northbound and Southbound from mile marker 388 to mile marker 455.
• I-25 corridor, difficult driving conditions from Wagon Mound to Raton Pass, icy road conditions, crews are out salting and sanding, drivers use caution and reduce speed.
• Interstate 25 Northbound and Southbound from mile marker 298 to mile marker 460, 2 miles south of Glorieta.
• I-25 corridor, difficult driving conditions, from mile marker 298 to mile marker 460, icy in spots, between Glorieta and Springer. Crews are out plowing, salting and sanding. Drivers use caution and reduce their speed in this area.
• I-40 from Gallup to Grants has difficult driving conditions.
• U.S. 54 and 285. NMDOT discouraging all travel on those roadways.
• U.S. 64. Icy with DOT crews at work.
• U.S. 380 from Roswell to Tatum is snow-packed and extremely icy.

Roads in Santa Fe were icy and slick as well this morning.

It snowed in the City Different again overnight so there was a fresh layer of snow and ice on the roads Tuesday