Heavy Snow — Northwest Plateau, New Mexico

2009-01-04 to 2009-01-05 · Northwest Plateau, New Mexico

Event narrative

Up to 5 inches of snow fell in the Farmington and Bloomfield areas.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving storm along the California coast brought strong winds to the Central High Plains on the 3rd, while snow fell over much of the west and north on the 4th into the 5th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 139622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.