RECENT SNOWS HAVE HELPED BUILD THE SNOWPACK IN NEW MEXICO’S MOUNTAINS…BUT THE TOTALS ARE STILL FAR BELOW WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS NOW THAT WE’RE IN LATE FEBRUARY, TIME IS RUNNING OUT. HE SAYS WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT SIX WEEKS LEFT TO ACCUMULATE SNOWPACK FOR RUNOFF.
FONTENOT SAYS THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP SNOWPACK IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY, BUT THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN. IN ALBUQUERQUE, IT FINALLY SNOWED LAST TUESDAY…THE SECOND LATEST DATE FOR OFFICIAL SNOWFALL IN THE CITY’S HISTORY.
