Heavy Snow in Central Lea County, New Mexico

Heavy Snow January 9, 2012 · Central Lea County, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Estimated 4 inches of snow fell by 1200 CST in Nadine, which is 7.8 miles south of Hobbs. The total snowfall was 15 inches, which was reported at 1900 CST.

The wider storm

An upper level storm system moved over west Texas, and along with high amounts of moisture in the atmosphere, created heavy snowfall over much of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 356143. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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