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Blizzard Closes Texas Highways, Nearly 100 Rescues
Shelters were being set up Monday night after Interstate 40 was closed from Amarillo west into New Mexico.
Reporter: Associated Press |
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Snow and fierce winds crawling across the Plains have shut down major roadways in the Texas Panhandle, and authorities say nearly 100 motorists have been rescued.
Shelters were being set up Monday night after Interstate 40 was closed from Amarillo west into New Mexico.
Local sheriff's officials say National Guard troops and law enforcement were called out to between 75 and 100 rescues. No injuries were immediately reported.
Roadways heading north into Oklahoma also were closed.
Blizzard conditions have put road crews on alert from northern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle through Oklahoma and Kansas. Hotels were quickly filling up as motorists took refuge and early exits off highways across the region.
In eastern Colorado, the storm was blamed for an accident along an icy highway that killed two people.
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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, not as warm and not as windy as the high temperature will be topping out near 84.
Wind: Northwest 8 to 18mph
This Evening: Mostly clear with the 9pm temperature falling to around 77.
Wind: Northeast 7 to 15mph
Overnight: Partly cloudy with the low temperature falling to near 66. There is a very slight chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms late.
Wind: East 6 to 14mph
Friday: Mostly cloudy early with skies becoming mostly sunny by afternoon. We will also become breezy and warmer through the afternoon as the high temperature will be topping out around 90.
Wind: Southeast 15 to 25mph
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