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Heavy Snow in Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

Heavy Snow March 1, 2023 – March 2, 2023 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Santa Fe Ski measured 10 inches of snow. There were various other reports of 3 to 7 inches of snow across the zone.

The wider storm

An upper low winter storm system tracked over southern portions of New Mexico. Moderate to heavy snow amounts were observed atop the peaks of the southwest mountains, Jemez Mountains, and Sangre de Cristo Mountains from this event. These totals ranged from 10 to 11.5 inches. Already present snow packed and icy roads from prior events were exacerbated by this winter storm event, keeping hazardous winter travel conditions going for many high elevation mountain passes.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074288. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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