SNOWFALL HASN'T EXACTLY BEEN OVERWHELMING THE LAST FEW WINTERS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. BUT THAT COULD CHANGE NEXT WINTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS AN "EL NINO" PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO RETURN, WITH THE WARM PACIFIC WATERS BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE SOUTHWEST. HE SAYS IT COULD BRING A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN THE LAST THREE WINTERS.
JONES TELLS 770 KKOB WE REALLY HAVEN'T SEEN A TRUE EL NINO PATTERN FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. HE SAYS IT COULD EVEN BRING A WETTER MONSOON SEASON THIS SUMMER.
