Heavy Snow in Southern Desert, New Mexico

Heavy Snow December 5, 2011 – December 6, 2011 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported 6.0 inches of snow 2 miles northwest of Leasburg and another at the Jornada Range. A total of 4.3 inches was also reported 5 miles west-northwest of Las Cruces.

The wider storm

A strong upper trough moved across the region and combined with an area of high pressure over the northern plains which pushed a strong cold front through the region. Snow levels fell to the valley floors across Southern New Mexico with snowfall totals of up to 7 inches reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 356735. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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