Heavy Snow — Southern Desert, New Mexico

2007-01-19 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

Event narrative

More than 5 inches of snow on San Augustin Pass.

Wider weather episode

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_id 12792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.