A slow-moving winter storm was expected to drop up to three feet of snow in parts of the two states through Saturday, causing perilous road conditions and power outages.

Residents across New Mexico and Colorado hunkered down in biting wintry conditions Thursday that made roads impassable, as forecasters predicted there could be historic amounts of snow in the region.

Here's the forecasted radar for the rest of Thursday into Thursday night. Notice general winds from the southeast, which are unusual for CO. The general idea is bands of moderate precip streaming into the mountains,