Winter Storm — Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

2000-03-21 to 2000-03-23 · Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

Wider weather episode

A slow moving upper level storm produced gusty east winds and heavy upslope snow across northern and central New Mexico. Snowfall along the east side of the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque and also along the Sangre de Cristo Mountains northwest of Las Vegas measured 18-24 inches in about 30 hours. Amounts were generally 12-18 inches across the north central mountains and 8-12 inches along the Continential Divide west of Albuquerque.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5137757. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.