Heavy Snow — Northern Lea County, New Mexico

2015-02-26 to 2015-02-27 · Northern Lea County, New Mexico

Event narrative

Five inches of snowfall reported in Tatum.

Wider weather episode

An extended period of light to moderate snow, and freezing drizzle, occurred across southeast New Mexico. the wintry precipitation was produced ahead of a slow moving upper trough while an arctic airmass resided over the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 554221. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.