Heavy Snow — Southern Lea County, New Mexico

2011-12-23 to 2011-12-25 · Southern Lea County, New Mexico

Event narrative

Storm total snowfall at Jal was 4 inches.

Wider weather episode

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_id 354320. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.