Heavy Snow in Southern Desert, New Mexico

Heavy Snow December 23, 2011 – December 24, 2011 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum snowfall report of 7.1 inches was received 4 miles south-southeast of Rincon. Other significant reports included 7.0 inches 1 mile northwest of Garfield, 6.5 inches 16 miles northwest of Las Cruces, 6.0 inches 2 miles west-northwest of Radium Springs, and 5.0 inches in Dona Ana. Interstate 10 was closed from Las Cruces west and Interstate 25 from Las Cruces north for approximately 24 hours due to poor road conditions.

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 357356. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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