John Farley
Supporter
From the afternoon of March 5 through the morning of March 6, snow was widespread over northern and eastern New Mexico. An especially intense and persistent area of snow set up from just north of Santa Fe into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains northest of the city. At the Santa Fe Ski area (elevation 10,300 to 12,075 feet) 31 incehs of snow fell in 18 hours, from 4 p.m. on the 5th to around 10 a.m. on the 6th. Now, it is not unusual to get heavy snows at that altitude, but that much snow in such a short time is very unusual. Even in valley areas below the mountains, some ares got 12-15 inches.
The storm, which like most in the NM montains, was convective in nature, had some interesting features much like spring thunderstorms in its early stages, and I am pretty sure I saw a couple flashes of lightning Wednesday night, though I heard no thunder. Here are a couple pics from Ski Santa Fe:
More pictures and a more detailed report at:
http://www.johnefarley.com/snow30608.htm
The storm, which like most in the NM montains, was convective in nature, had some interesting features much like spring thunderstorms in its early stages, and I am pretty sure I saw a couple flashes of lightning Wednesday night, though I heard no thunder. Here are a couple pics from Ski Santa Fe:
More pictures and a more detailed report at:
http://www.johnefarley.com/snow30608.htm