Heavy Snow — Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

2008-12-15 to 2008-12-16 · Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

Three to 5 inches of snow fell over parts of Bernalillo county.

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 138171. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.