Heavy Snow — Northwest Mountains Including Jemez, New Mexico
2008-12-25 to 2008-12-26 · Northwest Mountains Including Jemez, New Mexico
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
While much of the area only received a few inches of snow, Chama reported around two feet of snow over the 2 day period.
Wider weather episode
The third upper level trough of the Christmas week brought high winds and moderate snows to northern and central New Mexico. Snow amounts ranged from just a few inches at low elevations to one to two feet in the ski areas.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 138993. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.