More than a dozen traffic accidents reported with snow

Curry County emergency responders were called to 20 traffic accidents between midnight and 1 p.m. Thursday, police call logs show.

Clovis Chief Deputy Trevor Thron said the most serious accident occurred four miles east of Farwell on U.S. 60 when a vehicle rolled over. The victim was walking around when help arrived from Texico and declined medical attention.

Roosevelt County Sheriff Javier Sanchez said he had just one report of a vehicle that slid off the road. That was south of Portales on State Road 206. No injuries were reported.

Sanchez said deputies told him they had seen two other unoccupied vehicles that had slid off the highway.

“I love the snow," Sanchez said. "It’s pretty nice. But we ask people to slow down, allow plenty of space between cars and watch out at intersections where snow is packed, it can be slick.”

Most government offices closed after noon on Thursday as snow fell in excess of 3 inches across the region. Most are expected to open late Friday because of the snow, high winds and temperatures in the 20s.

The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a winter weather advisory until 11 p.m. and several area schools canceled classes, delayed start times or went into online-learning mode.

Snow began falling across the region Thursday morning and was expected to continue for much of the day.

NWS predicted the snow would stop sometime Thursday evening.