Heavy Snow — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2024-03-08 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

A spotter reported 6 inches of new snow at the Waterfall Lodge about 4 miles southeast of Cloudcroft.

Wider weather episode

A broad positively tilted trough extended from the eastern Dakotas through the Four Corners region. A back door cold front pushed into central New Mexico with the easterly winds providing for good upslope flow on the eastern side of the Sacramento Mountains where up to 9 inches of snow fell.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166867. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.