Heavy Snow — Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

2020-10-26 to 2020-10-27 · Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

Event narrative

Four to 4.5 inches of snow was reported at numerous sites around Alamogordo.

Wider weather episode

An upper low moved across the International Border with a 145 knot jet streak out ahead of it. This low combined with an Arctic cold front dropping south across the Front Range and brought some of the earliest measurable snow recorded to the lowlands. Snow accumulations of up to seven inches were recorded in the Sacramento Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 925676. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.