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.

Tens of thousands of people in New Mexico are without power as the first major winter storm of the season rolled across the northern two-thirds of the state.

A winter weather storm continued to blast parts of New Mexico on Thursday and Friday. While some areas like Albuquerque caught a break from the snow, Las Vegas got pummeled with 21.2 to 31.7 inches in some areas.

Some areas of New Mexico have already seen over 2 feet of snow, and it's going to keep falling into Saturday. Here's the forecast.

Winter Storm Warnings, as well as Blizzard Warnings, are now less widespread across northeast New Mexico, as lingering snow, subsiding freezing fog, gusty winds, and cold air will continue to be the main threats for many areas through the overnight hours.

New Mexico's governor declared an emergency Thursday after a powerful winter storm left tens of thousands of people without power as heavy snow, fierce winds and freezing temperatures marched across the northern two-thirds of the state and into Colorado.