SNOW!
Year’s first snowstorm brings I-40 accidents

Despite an early morning snow, Maureen Klah jogs the track at Public School Stadium in Gallup on Wednesday as a fall snowstorm rolled through the area. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

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Gallup Independent
By Independent staff

“Unusual,” was how one long-time resident described Wednesday’s fall snowstorm.

Just before 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 1 inch of snow had fallen in parts of Gallup, and it came down in heavy waves. Wednesday morning areas in the south side of town had 4 inches of wet snow while residents on the north side found 1-2 inches.

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