( CNN ) Residents in portions of New Mexico and Texas were dealing Thursday with a rare winter storm . More than a foot of snow had fallen just south of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle . The National Weather Service says Amarillo recorded its 11th snowiest day on record , dating back to 1892 . El Paso , Texas , and Las Cruces , New Mexico , accustomed to only a wintry dusting , were seeing more than their usual share of the white stuff . On Thursday , snow continued to fall in eastern New Mexico and El Paso , where several road closures and school closures were announced . The Texas Department of Transportation was warning motorists to stay off the roads and watch for black ice on roadways in the El Paso area . New Mexico State Police tweeted several road closures and crashes due to `` whiteout conditions . '' Notably , Interstate 10 westbound was closed in Las Cruces , where up to 5 inches of snow was recorded by midday . Up to a foot of snow fell east of Raton , New Mexico , in the town of Folsom , said the National Weather Service . New Mexico resident Danielle Rodeheaver posted photos on Twitter saying , `` I was told when I moved to Las Cruces it 's rare that it snows and now I have a snow day . '' White Sands Missile Range , a testing facility for the U.S. Army south of Albuquerque , was `` closed today due to inclement weather , '' according to a post on its Facebook page . The snow continued to fall heavily as winter storm warnings continued for most of the region . Forecasters are predicting between 1 to 4 inches , with amounts of up to 7 inches in the Guadalupe and Davis mountains in west Texas through Friday morning . CNN 's Sam Stringer contributed to this report .
Road and school closure across two states . U.S. Navy missile range in New Mexico closes . More snow is coming into Friday .