Heavy Snow — Northwest Mountains Including Jemez, New Mexico

2008-03-05 to 2008-03-06 · Northwest Mountains Including Jemez, New Mexico

Event narrative

A winter storm dropped heavy snow over the upper Rio Grande Valley and the east slopes of the Jemez Mountains. Snow reports include 11 inches at Los Alamos, 12 inches at White Rock and Espanola and 15 inches at Nambe.

Wider weather episode

A potent upper level low moved from northwest to southeast across New Mexico while a cold front backed southwest across the eastern half of the state. Four to eight inches of snow were common across the east central and northeast plains with 8 to 12 inches along parts of the interstate 40 in eastern New Mexico, along the east slopes of the central mountains chain and in the upper Rio Grande Valley and the southeast slopes of the Jemez Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 74275. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.