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Heavy Snow in West Central Mountains, New Mexico

Heavy Snow January 15, 2023 · West Central Mountains, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Rice Park SNOTEL estimated 10 inches of snowfall.

The wider storm

An upper level low from the Pacific crossed northern NM bringing winter impacts to portions of western and northern NM and high wind impacts to portions of the high plains of east-central NM. Winter impacts were mostly in the form of heavy snow, coupled with reports of severe driving on U.S. Highway 64 through the Tusas Mountains. High wind gusts peaked between 58 to 66 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1066263. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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