Heavy Snow — Western El Paso County, Texas

2015-12-26 to 2015-12-27 · Western El Paso County, Texas

Event narrative

A solid 6 to 10 inches were reported from all of the CoCoRaHS observers across Western El Paso County.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper low dove south out of the Great Basin into Northern Mexico. A cold front pushed in from the northeast and a second one from the west which brought sub-freezing temperatures to the region. The storm ranked as the 8th snowiest 2-day snow in the history of El Paso with 6 to 10 inches common across the city.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 612347. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.