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Heavy Snow in Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico
Heavy Snow January 1, 2022 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A CoCoRaHS observer 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft reported 12.5 inches of snow. Other reports around the area included 8 inches 2.3 miles south and 1.1 miles northwest of Cloudcroft.
The wider storm
An upper level trough was moving through the Great Basin into the Four Corners region. Southwest flow ahead of the trough tapped some subtropical moisture and a 130+ knot jet aided in developing snow over the higher elevations of southern New Mexico.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1002850. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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