Heavy Snow in Central Lea County, New Mexico

Heavy Snow December 23, 2011 – December 25, 2011 · Central Lea County, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall totals were great enough by 714 PM CST on the 23rd over east central New Mexico for Highway 18 to be closed between Hobbs and Lovington. There were injuries from several automobile accidents reported. US Highway 62/180 between Hobbs and Carlsbad was closed by 825 PM CST. Law enforcement was working an accident on US 82 west of Lovington at that time also. Total snowfall at Hobbs was 7 inches.

The wider storm

An upper level cutoff low pressure center moved slowly eastward over west Texas, creating a prolonged period of wintry precipitation. Although rain, sleet and snow occurred, the precipitation fell mainly as snow with significant accumulations over southeast New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 354312. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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