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Snow Squall Warning, New Mexico

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Friday, February 20, 2026.

Issued
Expires

Places in this warning

Map

Map of New Mexico with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Bloomfield, Aztec, Crouch Mesa. The weather service drew the area; it is moving southeast at 51 mph. Moving southeast at 51 mphBloomfieldAztecCrouch MesaDulceCOLORADONEW MEXICO20 mi Moving southeast at 51 mphBloomfieldAztecLee AcresCOLORADONEW MEXICO20 mi BloomfieldAztecCOLORADONEW MEXICO20 mi BloomfieldAztecCOLORADONEW MEXICO25 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Moving southeast at 51 mph
Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
Squall now
At 8:10 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line from 5 miles northeast of Cedar Hill to 16 miles south of NAPI Headquarters, moving southeast at 50 mph.
Where
Northwestern Rio Arriba County (New Mexico), Eastern San Juan County (New Mexico).
When
Until 8:45 in the morning.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. * Locations impacted include... Eastern Farmington, Bloomfield, Aztec, Navajo Dam, Dulce, Turley, Archuleta, Navajo Lake State Park, El Huerfano Trading Post and Blanco Trading Post.
Highways
Highway 550 between Mile Markers 106 and 174. Highway 64 between Mile Markers 53 and 119.
Seen by
Radar indicated.

Updates

  1. Snow Squall Warning issued until Friday, 8:45 in the morning. February 20, 2026