Heavy Snow in Northern Lea County, New Mexico

Heavy Snow November 22, 2013 – November 24, 2013 · Northern Lea County, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public reported 3.8 inches of snowfall and 1/2 inch of ice in Tatum.

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 480005. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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