The blizzard that hit New Mexico late this week, dumping 24 inches of snow in some places, also hit the Oklahoma Panhandle with up to a foot of snow.
State Climatologist Gary McManus reported Friday that Kenton, the last western most community in the Panhandle, received 16 inches of snow.
“I mentioned snow (CALM DOWN!! For Cimarron County!), well they’re getting pounded in the western Panhandle. They’re sorta in the snow-rain transition zone, but how about another foot of snow if they keep those temperatures down? Kenton has already had 16″ of snow (for crying out loud!)!”
Nearby Clayton, New Mexico was expected to receive another 12 to 20 inches by Friday’s end on top of what had already fallen.
Southern Colorado received heavy snowfall including nearly 35 inches in Cuchara west of Trinidad where 23 inches had fallen.
