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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 to less than one-quarter mile. 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 Skyline-Ganipa, Laguna, Mesita. The weather service drew the area; it is moving east at 43 mph. Moving east at 43 mphMesitaNEW MEXICO10 mi Moving east at 43 mphMesitaNEW MEXICO10 mi LagunaNEW MEXICO20 mi LagunaNEW MEXICO20 mi
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  • Moving east at 43 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 to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
Squall now
At 9:45 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located near McCartys, or 7 miles southeast of Grants, moving east at 45 mph.
Where
Bernalillo County (New Mexico), Northeastern Cibola County (New Mexico).
When
Until 10:30 in the morning.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. * Locations impacted include... Laguna Pueblo, New Laguna, Cubero, Cebolletita, Mesita, San Fidel, Skyline-Ganipa, McCartys, Encinal and Paraje.
Highways
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 88 and 127.
Seen by
Radar indicated.

Updates

  1. Snow Squall Warning issued until Friday, 10:30 in the morning. February 20, 2026