Heavy Snow — Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

2010-02-22 to 2010-02-23 · Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

Event narrative

Maximum snowfall reported in the Southern Sacramento Mountains was 11.4 inches 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft. Other reports across the zone included 9.2 inches in Cloudcroft, 8.1 inches 4.9 miles northeast of Cloudcroft and 7.3 inches in Sunspot.

Wider weather episode

A cold upper low moving out of the Pacific Northwest combined with a back door cold front to bring heavy snow to the Southern Sacramento Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 215806. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.