An upper low winter storm system tracked over southern portions of New Mexico. Moderate to heavy snow amounts were observed atop the peaks of the southwest mountains, Jemez Mountains, and Sangre de Cristo Mountains from this event.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
An upper low winter storm system tracked over southern portions of New Mexico. Moderate to heavy snow amounts were observed atop the peaks of the southwest mountains, Jemez Mountains, and Sangre de Cristo Mountains from this event. These totals ranged from 10 to 11.5 inches. Already present snow packed and icy roads from prior events were exacerbated by this winter storm event, keeping hazardous winter travel conditions going for many high elevation mountain passes.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 1, 4:57 PM MST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy snow impacted a small portion of the zone, where an estimated ten inches of snow fell at the Silver Creek Divide SNOTEL.
A CoCoRaHS station near Los Alamos measured 11.5 inches of snow. Various other reports of 3 to 7 inches were reported in and around Los Alamos.
The Taos Ski Valley measured 10 inches of snow. There were various other reports of 3 to 7 inches from Red River to Taos Ski Valley.
Santa Fe Ski measured 10 inches of snow. There were various other reports of 3 to 7 inches of snow across the zone.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, March 2023
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: 1074282, 1074285, 1074287, 1074288.