Heavy Snow — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2021-04-29 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The highest snowfall report around Cloudcroft was 11.0 inches 0.4 miles east-southeast of town. Other reports included 10.2 inches 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft and 9.9 inches in Sunspot.

Wider weather episode

An unusually deep upper low for late April dropped into the Borderland region with an associated back door cold front. While most areas received rain, it was cold enough at the peaks of the Sacramento Mountains to bring heavy snow to Cloudcroft and Sunspot where up to 11 inches of snow was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 956081. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.