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ONE OF THE
HARDEST HIT
AREAS OF THE
STATE WAS SANTA
FE WITH SOME
SPOTS IN THE
CAPITAL
RECORDING
NEARLY A HALF A
FOOT OF SNOW.
FAR MORE THAN
THE INCH OR TWO
-- THAT WAS
EXPECTED.
NEWS 13'S ALEX
GOLDSMITH MADE
THE TRIP UP
NORTH AND IS
HERE WITH VIDEO.
CRYSTAL,
SANTA FEANS
WERE EXPECTING
A COUPLE OF
INCHES AT MOST
FROM THIS
STORM.
WHAT THEY GOT
WAS A BEAUTIFUL
BUT DANGEROUS
WINTER
WONDERLAND.
CARS DRIVING BY
AFTER WEEKS OF
FAR TOO DRY
CONDITIONS IN
THE LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT,
WINTER ARRIVED...
THIS STORM MADE
UP FOR LOST TIME
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
THE RECENTLY
LIT CAPITOL
CHRISTMAS TREE
LOOKED A LITTLE
MORE FESTIVE AS
DID THE
ROUNDHOUSE
ITSELF.
SANTA FE'S
FAMOUS PLAZA
APPEARED TO GET
A LITTLE MORE
THAN AVERAGE
WHEN IT CAME TO
THE SNOW
COVERED
SIDEWALKS.
IT WAS ALL
ENOUGH TO BRING
TOURISTS AND
LOCALS ALIKE
OUTSIDE TO
ENJOY THE FRESH
SNOW-PACK.
7:54 We've been
missing this for so
long... We're so
excited we love it. It
was supposed to be 2
inches and we're
seeing like 4-6 so we
can't wait bring it on
8:03
THE INCHES PILED
UP QUICKLY IN
THE CAPITOL CITY,
WHICH MADE FOR
A MESS ON CITY
ROADS,
AS WELL AS THE
FREEWAY.
WITHIN AN HOUR
AND A HALF OF
SNOWFLAKES
STARTING TO
FALL, THIS S-U-V
ROLLED ONTO ITS
SIDE JUST PAST
THE CERRILLOS
ROAD EXIT.
A STATE POLICE
OFFICER ON
SCENE TOLD ME
THE DRIVER
SIMPLY ROLLED
DOWN THE
PASSENGER
WINDOW AND
TOOK OFF.
THE QUICK SNOW
DUMP WAS
ENOUGH TO
FORCE STATE
POLICE TO CLOSE
I-25 SOUTHBOUND
BETWEEN LA
CIENEGA AND
SANTA FE.
BUT EVEN AFTER
IT REOPENED, IT
WAS TOUGH
SLEDDING FOR
DRIVERS.
ACCIDENTS IN
BOTH DIRECTIONS
ON I-25 SLOWED
TRAFFIC TO A
CRAWL AND EVEN
SHUT DOWN I-25
NORTH BOUND
AHEAD OF LA
BAJADA HILL.
IF YOU WANT A
SENSE OF HOW
DRY IT'S BEEN,
SANTA FE ITSELF
GOT LESS THAN A
TENTH OF AN INCH
OF PRECIPITATION
IN NOVEMBER.
IT'S UNCLEAR
JUST HOW MUCH
WATER THE CITY
GOT TODAY, BUT