Heavy Snow — Westcentral Mountains, New Mexico

2009-01-04 to 2009-01-05 · Westcentral Mountains, New Mexico

Event narrative

Up to 9 inches of snow fell over portions of the West Central Mountains, including around Gallup.

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 139638. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.