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Heavy Snow in Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

Heavy Snow December 22, 2011 – December 24, 2011 · Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hillsboro reported 8.0 inches of snow for the entire event. Other significant reports included 6.0 inches in Truth or Consequences and in Winston. Interstate 25 was closed for about 24 hours through Sierra County.

The wider storm

A deep upper low moved from Southeast Arizona through far Northern Mexico and into Southeast New Mexico. A surface cold front pushed well south of the border allowing for cold air to penetrate into the region. Up to 24 inches of snow was reported in the Sacramento Mountains with this storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 357355. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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