Ice Storm in Southern Lea County, New Mexico

Ice Storm December 30, 2014 – December 31, 2014 · Southern Lea County, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Ice and snow accumulations resulted in road closures in New Mexico, including U.S. Highway 82 from Lovington to the Texas State line.

The wider storm

A mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow fell over southeast New Mexico and west Texas as an arctic airmass resided over the region, and downstream of a slow moving upper trough.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 549196. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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