Drought — East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2022-03-08 to 2022-03-31 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

On March 8th, the entire zone went from Moderate(D1) drought to Severe(D2) drought.

Wider weather episode

Continued dry conditions lead to parts of northern Otero County to be put into Severe(D2) drought in March.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1013846. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.