LITTLETON, Colo. – A potentially historical winter the storm dumps snow on New Mexico And Colorado.

The FOX Forecast Center reports that the storm will hit the New Mexico mountains with extreme consequences. snow not seen in November for years.

This is expected to make it impossible journey conditions along Interstate 25 and Interstate 40 in New Mexico before Saturday.

I-40 was already closed north of Santa FeNew Mexico on Thursday, according to the State Department of Transportation.

The National Weather Service Albuquerque reported that more than 100 vehicles were stranded on state roads Thursday afternoon.

Portions of I-70 in Colorado have been closed Wednesday due to the same system.

“By the time the storm ends, we could be talking about snow accumulations of up to 6 feet along the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains,” said FOX meteorologist Stephen McCloud.

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Southern Colorado is also in the heart of the storm Thursday. South of DenverIn LittletonColorado, FOX Meteorologist Craig Herrera We reported light “champagne” type flakes in the morning, but we expect heavier and wetter snow as Saturday approaches.

On Thursday afternoon, the New Mexico Department of Transportation closed Raton Pass through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on I-25, which connects the state to Colorado.

An emergency Blizzard Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in this area until 8 p.m. local time Friday.

Meteorologist Craig Herrera thought the best day to travel would be Sunday.

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New Mexico’s largest electricity provider, Energy New Mexicoreported that the storm caused widespread power outages across the state on Thursday. According to the company’s outage map, at least 43,000 customers were affected as of the afternoon. Many of these outages did not have a recovery schedule.

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The Denver metro area saw a lull in snow accumulation Thursday, but conditions are expected to deteriorate further Thursday through Saturday as the storm retreats northward, with the heaviest snowfall expected Friday evening.

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