Heavy Snow in New Mexico, March 12 to 13, 2009

Name: Heavy Snow in New Mexico, March 12 to 13, 2009
Start: 2009-03-12T17:00
End: 2009-03-13T21:00
Location: New Mexico

March 12 to 13, 2009 · NWS ABQ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A couple of storm systems combined to bring moderate snow to the Sangre De Cristo mountains, Northeast Highlands and Quay county.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.

A couple of storm systems combined to bring moderate snow to the Sangre De Cristo mountains, Northeast Highlands and Quay county.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Sangre de Cristo Mountains

When: March 12, 5:00 PM MST to March 13, 9:00 PM MST
Where: Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
Reported by: Public

Up to eight inches of snow accumulated over the Sangre De Cristo mountains.

Heavy Snow, Northeast Highlands

When: March 12, 5:00 PM MST to March 13, 9:00 PM MST
Where: Northeast Highlands forecast zone
Reported by: Public

Two to six inches of snow fell over portions of the Northeast Highlands.

Heavy Snow, Quay

When: March 13, 4:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM MST
Where: Quay forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer

Five to seven inches of snow fell over southern Quay county.

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, March 2009

Sources

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 150548, 150549, 150550.