This storm will bring another round of snow Monday night through Tuesday, but the major concern will be the frigid temperatures from Tuesday through Thursday.
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In New Mexico, winter weather advisories have been issued from Gallup to Tucumcari.
Higher elevations in the Sierra Nevada received 1 to 2 feet of snow Sunday, adding to the powder that fell last week to the delight of skiers and snowboarders.
Another storm is expected to hit parts of Arizona and New Mexico on Monday.
By Sunday afternoon, heavy snow was falling over central parts of the Sierra Nevada range in California. A storm that dumped snow on northern Ariz…
The most significant amounts of snow will fall in the late afternoon and evening and continue into Wednesday morning.
Weather forecasters said wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour would send snow swirling and further complicate travel.
Sunday’s snow targeting Oregon, Washington and the Rockies could linger until Monday, according to Weather.com.
Tuesday night into Wednesday, low pressure strengthens and heads toward the Upper Midwest, wrapping snow around its circulation in the northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Lakes.
Winter Storm Echo, the fifth named storm of the 2015-16 winter weather season, lashed the West with more than a foot of snow in some areas, which hindered travel and knocked out power to thousands.
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In addition, many coastal and Willamette Valley state parks are closed because of storm damage.
