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

2022-11-24 to 2022-11-25 · East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

An observer 3 miles west-northwest of Mayhill reported a total of 11.5 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

An upper low was moving along the New Mexico-Mexico border which interacted with a back door cold front to produce moderate to heavy snow across the higher elevations and eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1062796. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.