Heavy Snow — Far Northeast Plains, New Mexico

2008-03-05 to 2008-03-06 · Far Northeast Plains, New Mexico

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 74280. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.