ALBUQUERQUE, NM — New Mexico’s two major interstates — Interstate 25 and Interstate 40 — are closed Thursday due to a winter storm.

I-25 is closed at Raton Pass. I-40 is closed at Clines Corners due to severe winter weather.

NMDOT warns that other roads may be packed with snow and ice and that crews may be salting and sanding. I also advise you to drive with caution and stay behind the snow plows at least 50 feet.

In northeastern New Mexico, US Highway 56 is closed from Springer to the Texas state line — a stretch of 94 miles. US 64 is also closed from mile marker 350, one mile east of Raton, to mile marker 430 in Clayton.

The problems in these areas are snow and icy roads and zero visibility due to blizzard conditions. Travel is discouraged.

Here’s what I-25 at Springer and US 64 at Capulin looked like just after 10 a.m. Thursday:

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