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- Winter Storm
- Feb 3:
- Utility copes with lower output, higher demand (4:19 a.m.)
- Nearly 300 traffic accidents reported in NM Wednesday (3:34 a.m.)
- CLOSURES UPDATE: Government, schools closed Thursday (9:02 a.m.)
- Feb 2:
- Stay safe as cold temps continue
- Area feels winter's bite
- Weather forces more closures, outages
- I-25, U.S. 70, Las Cruces roads open but caution urged (2:52 p.m.)
- Weather update from the road (1:20 p.m.)
- Police: Avoid icy streets, stay safe (12:29 p.m.)
- White Sands Missile Ranged closed for the day (10:13 a.m.)
- UPDATED: Blacked-out city shut down by ice, snow, record freeze (10:38 a.m.)
- BREAKING: El Paso Electric calling for energy conservation, police ask motorists to stay home (8:46 a.m.)
- CLOSURES: Schools, city, county, district court now closed (8:30 a.m.)
- Feb 1:
- Las Cruces braces for cold
- Winter weather hits Las Cruces (1:44 p.m.)
- TRAFFIC ALERT: Snow, rain snarl US 70 traffic (10:32 p.m.)
- Massive storm begins trek across Midwest (8:07 a.m.)
- Interstate 25 briefly closed in Albuquerque due to ice (8:04 a.m.)
- Road crews ready for major winter storm (4:08 a.m.)
- Cold weather is coming
- Trying to keep warm
In image 1, Taylor Maestas, 18, braves the blowing snow Tuesday as she dashes to her truck during halftime of the Oñate vs. Mayfield high school boy's basketball game. By Wednesday morning, the storm dumped up to 4 inches of snow in parts of Las Cruces and closed city streets, as well as U.S. Highway 70 and Interstate 25 between Las Cruces and Albuquerque.
In image 2, The storm caused a multitude of fender benders - about 30 in the city occurred in the morning hours Wednesday, said Las Cruces police Sgt. Carlos Wooten - including this one along Triviz Drive. There were no serious injuries from the high number of wrecks, he said.
In image 3, Parked trucks wait on the shoulder of U.S. 70 in Organ for the highway to open as winds blow snow across the asphalt. The snowstorm closed the highway between Organ and Alamogordo.
In image 4, People use the snow at Aggie Memorial Stadium for their message board.
