Convective snowshowers near CO-NM state line, 2-18-08

[John Farley]

While driving to New Mexico after the National Storm Chaser Convention, I encountered two intense bands of convective snowshowers near Trinidad, CO and Wagon Mound, NM. Both bands produced very quick accumulations of 2-3 inches. I stopped south of Raton, NM, in a clear area between the two bands, to get a few pictures.

Looking southwest, toward the band producing brief heavy snow around Wagon Mound and Roy, NM:

http://www.johnefarley.com/snowshower21708-2.JPG

Looking northwest, toward the band I had just come through near Trindad, CO - You can't see the cloud tops well, but you can see the snow coming over the mountains:

http://www.johnefarley.com/snowshower21708-3.JPG

More info and additional pics here:

http://www.johnefarley.com/snowshowers21708.htm

[Dann Cianca]

Nice photos John, it's been a strange late winter here in Colorado. Maybe I've been bitten hard by the chase bug, but it seems to me that we've had a lot of wintertime convection ... most of it was set up by forcing, but we've had some decent lapse rates at times in the last month or so.

Glad you got to come out for the convention!