Heavy Snow — Upper Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico
2008-12-15 to 2008-12-16 · Upper Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico
2
Direct deaths
Event narrative
Eight to 12 inches of snow fell over much of the Upper Rio Grande Valley.
Wider weather episode
A deep low pressure area centered over California continued to pump moisture into Mew Mexico on the 15th and 16th. A strong short wave trough ejected out of the low and helped bring widespread, heavy snow to much of the area near and north of Interstate 40.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 138168. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.