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Winter Storm in West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico
Winter Storm January 24, 2026 – January 25, 2026 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
Snow and ice caused widespread power outages. As of 10 AM MST on Jan 24th, approximately 5800 people were without power in Otero County, most in the Sacramento Mountains. The Otero County Electric COOP was still making repairs over 2 days later with reports of a lot of tree damage and broken poles due to ice loading.
Snowfall reports across the zone included 12 inches 1 mile south-southwest of Timberon and 10 to 13 inches 1 mile west-northwest of High Rolls.
The wider storm
A classic winter weather pattern setup across the region with an upper low moving through northwest Mexico while a back door cold front moved into Otero County. Southwest flow aloft ahead of the upper low kept some warm air aloft over the area and the Sacramento Mountains experienced a period of freezing rain before transitioning over to all snow. This combination of winter weather types caused numerous power outages and over 2 feet of snow in the Cloudcroft area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1310048. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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