Heavy Snow in Southern Lea County, New Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Storm total snowfall at Jal was 4 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 354320. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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