( CNN ) -- High winds and snow prompted airport and highway delays in some metropolitan areas Friday , potentially snarling holiday travel plans on one of the nation 's busiest travel days . Flights headed to and leaving Newark , New Jersey , one of several airports serving New York City , were at risk of delays because of high winds in the area , according to the Federal Aviation Administration . Delays were also reported early in the day at New York 's LaGuardia airport . CNN meteorologist Reynolds Wolf said wind could also trigger delays in Boston , Philadelphia and Washington , while snow could pose a problem in Minneapolis . By Friday afternoon , however , Newark was reporting the only weather-related delay on the FAA 's web site . Traffic departing from Baltimore was slightly delayed because of volume . The nation 's busiest airport , in Atlanta , was reporting business as usual Friday . The airport had been shut down , affecting some 5,200 flights , when severe weather swept the South on Thursday . Some travelers ended up spending the night at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after missing their connections . One man told CNN Friday his wife was driving from Charleston , South Carolina -- five hours away by car , one way -- because after he spent the night in the airport , the first two flights out Friday morning were full . Meanwhile , drivers in some areas were n't having much better luck . In New Mexico , a winter storm triggered the closure of Interstates 10 and 25 , the state 's Department of Transportation said . Interstate 10 was closed from Lordsburg to Las Cruces , and Interstate 25 was closed from Las Cruces north to Bernardo . A winter storm warning remained in effect for much of New Mexico through 11 p.m. Friday . Up to 8 inches of new snow was likely for elevations above 7,500 feet , according to the National Weather Service , but snow was forecast for all locations . Winds were forecast to gust up to 35 mph in some areas . `` Travel will be nearly impossible , at least this morning , with many road closures expected , '' the Weather Service said . `` Conditions will gradually improve between late this morning and this evening . '' The same storm was also causing slippery roads in El Paso , Texas , according to CNN affiliates . Snow could also hamper travel in Colorado , especially the Boulder area , which saw 3 feet of snow on Thursday , Wolf said . South of Denver , the town of Castle Rock , Colorado , received about a foot of snow , said CNN iReporter Matthew Colver . `` Luckily , my grandson is here , just graduated from Marine boot camp , and he used my snow blower to clear the driveway and walkways , '' Colver said . `` It 's 12 degrees outside now . ''
Newark is the only airport where weather delays are reported . Severe weather snarled travel in the South on Thursday . The National Weather Service said that a tornado touched down near downtown Atlanta, and another hit around noon in Macon County.