Man found frozen
Snow, ice hit area

Chris Chamberlin scrapes ice from his windshield as his wife Pearl shovels snow in their driveway on Anthony Avenue on Tuesday morning. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Independent staff

Gallup received about 3-4 inches of snow Monday night and Tuesday morning, and dropping temperatures resulted in icy, snow-packed roads in the area. Gallup-McKinley County schools, Rehoboth schools, Catholic schools and UNM-Gallup were closed Tuesday.

A blast of cold air that moved into the area Thursday may also be responsible for a hypothermia death.

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