UPDATE: VAN HORN, Texas —Interstate 10 was closed Wednesday night in both directions through Culberson County due to a winter storm, which the sheriff said stranded thousands of motorists.
"I've been sheriff for 20 years and I've never seen anything like this," said Culberson County Sheriff Oscar Carillo, who indicated he didn't know when the highway would reopen and advised motorists from El Paso not to head eastward.
The Texas Department of Emergency Management said it had set up a warming center for motorists at the Van Horn Convention Center.
The National Weather Service and the Texas Dept. of Transportation also advised of multiple traffic crashes Wednesday afternoon and evening due to snowfall that made travel along Interstate 10 through neighboring Hudspeth County hazardous.
Major delays and heavy traffic backups can be expected, officials said, although numerous plow crews were working to try and clear the highway.
As of 8 p.m., officials indicated one of the worst wrecks was finally cleared; it shut down I-10 east of Hudspeth County before Kent, Exit 173, for hours.
ORIGINAL REPORT: VAN HORN, Texas — Forecasters with the National Weather Service issued Winter Storm Warnings for Hudspeth and Culberson counties on Wednesday, saying a storm bearing down on west Texas was expected to bring significant snowfall through the day.
The NWS warned of total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches in Hudspeth County and 4 to 7 inches in Culberson County.
Travel was predicted to be very difficult, with very slick road conditions expected along Interstate 10 and Highway 54 in those areas.
The snow showers were forecast to taper off and end by late Wednesday night.
ABC-7 meteorologist Nick Patrick said El Paso and Las Cruces would largely deal with windy conditions from the storm system and perhaps some rain. Winds near the mountains were anticipated to gust as high as 35 miles per hour.
Temperatures were also forecast to be colder than normal in the storm’s wake.
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