Heavy Snow — Southwest Chaves County, New Mexico

2025-12-29 · Southwest Chaves County, New Mexico

Event narrative

A trained spotter 20 miles east-southeast of Dunken, NM reported 5 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale band of snow developed west to east across a section of southeastern NM during the day of December 29th. Heavy snow fell across portions of southwest Chaves County and over Eddy County focusing over Carlsbad. A report of 5 inches of snow was reported by a trained spotter in southwest Chaves County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1298732. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.