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Heavy Snow in Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

Heavy Snow December 22, 2009 – December 23, 2009 · Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Up to 9 inches of snow was reported in Cloudcroft by the Fire Department. A COOP Observer reported 5 inches in Mountain Park.

The wider storm

A large upper low moved through the four corners region with a 130kt jet moving into southwest New Mexico. This resulted in heavy snowfall in the higher elevations of the Gila Region and in the Sacramento Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 202397. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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