A strong weather disturbance moved across northern New Mexico from the evening of the 6th through much of the morning of the 7th. Heavy snow fell, for a time, in the southern Sangre De Cristo mountains and adjacent foothills.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
A strong weather disturbance moved across northern New Mexico from the evening of the 6th through much of the morning of the 7th. Heavy snow fell, for a time, in the southern Sangre De Cristo mountains and adjacent foothills. Around 5 inches of snow accumulated in Cuchara and a few miles west of Aguilar, as well as the Spanish Peaks. Accumulations of 1 to 3 inches occurred in the Walsenburg area, Wet mountains, and portions of the southeast plains.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5674479, 5674575, 5674576.