Heavy Snow — Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

2008-03-05 to 2008-03-06 · Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

Event narrative

A winter storm dropped heavy snow over the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and the northeast highlands. Snow reports include 6 to 7 inches at Santa Fe, Eagle Nest, Capulin, Cimarron and Springer, 9 inches near Angel Fire and Manuelitas, and 10 inches at Cowles and Mineral Hill.

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 74277. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.