Ice Storm in Northern Lea County, New Mexico

Ice Storm November 22, 2013 – November 24, 2013 · Northern Lea County, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mix of light freezing rain and snow fell from the morning of 11/22 through the day and night. More freezing rain fell during the day on 11/23 with 2 inches of sleet and snow the night of 11/23-11/24.

The wider storm

An arctic airmass moved into the region with well below normal temperatures in it's wake. An upper trough was situated over the western Conus, and stayed there for several days. An extended period of wintry precipitation resulted over southeast New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 479937. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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