Major Road Closures Impacting Travel Out Of Texas

In Amarillo, we've seen a ton of rain over the course of the last five days. Nothing that's been bad enough to truly flood any areas of the city, so thankful for that. However, it is saturating the ground an awful lot.

Temperatures have been hovering around 60 for a high, and it's even sitting in the 30's when we wake up in the morning. Keep in mind, we tend to have a warmer climate than a lot of different places.

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Our friends to the north and west tend to roll a bit chillier at times, and with all this weather we've been receiving, they have been as well. The difference? They aren't just getting rain, they're getting pummeled with snow.

I mean, Colorado got levelled with snow, and are currently STILL in a winter storm warning. It feels like January there right now. New Mexico is also getting mixed up in the snow, and it's causing some travel issues for Texans.

Because of the snow, New Mexico has started requested that highways be closed to avoid accidents from happening, which will impact your travel a pretty significant amount if you were planning on a weekend trip to the state.

As of the writing of this article, US Highway 87 north out of Dalhart has been shut down. They stated that no traffic can make it north and it's already stacked up there, which means there are already motorists finding themselves stranded.

Westbound I-40 at the Texas/New Mexico border was also closed for a bit, but it has since reopened.

There is an interactive map that you can use to find out if your travel is going to be impacted, and I'd highly recommend checking it before you head out for that weekend trip.