Heavy Snow — East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2022-02-02 to 2022-02-03 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

A CoCoRaHS observer reported 5.5 inches of snow about 3 miles west-northwest of Mayhill.

Wider weather episode

An upper low was moving across the Southern Rockies with a back door cold front moving in from the northeast into Otero County. Snow started the evening of the 2nd and continued into the morning of the 3rd. Snowfall amounts of up to 16 inches were reported in the Sacramento Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1010064. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.