Heavy Snow in Southern Desert, New Mexico

Heavy Snow January 19, 2007 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

More than 5 inches of snow on San Augustin Pass.

The wider storm

A deep upper low moved from southern California eastward across the desert southwest, with southerly flow tapping abundant subtropical moisture in advance of the system. Cold low level flow did not push southward into southern NM and far west TX as strongly as anticipated, so an areawide heavy snow and ice storm episode did not materialize. However, some northern locations did receive substantial amounts of snow, while the majority of the area experienced heavy rain. Significant ice was limited to northeastern Hudspeth County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 12792. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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