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Heavy Snow — Albuquerque Metro Area, New Mexico
December 5, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Storm total snowfall accumulations of roughly 2 to 7 inches were reported from COOP, trained spotters, CoCoRaHS and the public. Several traffic accidents were reported in the Albuquerque Foothills where the highest amounts were reported. This was the greatest 24 hour snowfall in several years for many reporting stations in the metro area. Sergeant Robert Baron with Sandoval County who was responding to a weather-related traffic incident early on the 5th was struck by another car and later died from his injuries on the 6th despite significant efforts by paramedics.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.