Heavy Snow — Southern Lea County, New Mexico

2012-01-09 · Southern Lea County, New Mexico

Event narrative

A total of 4-5 inches of snowfall was estimated in southern Lea county.

Wider weather episode

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_id 356169. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.