An unseasonably cold upper level low pressure system drifted east through the desert southwest while a potent back door cold front moved southwest through eastern New Mexico on May 8-10, 2019. Showers and thunderstorms developed over northeastern New Mexico as the cold front moved through the area on May 8, 2019. Locally heavy rainfall, strong wind gusts, and hail impacted areas from near Tucumcari to Clovis. Meanwhile, valley rain and high terrain snow spread east across northern New Mexico with heavy wet snow accumulations above 9,000 feet. One to two inches of snow around Taos was able to bring several large Cottonwood trees down with even some damage to one home. The east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains were pounded with eight to 16 inches of wet snow. Travel impacts were limited despite heavy snowfall in the high terrain. Temperatures were cold enough on May 10, 2019 to support snowfall along the Interstate 25 corridor from Raton to Las Vegas and Santa Fe where one to two inches of wet snow fell. Folks along the east slopes of the Sandia Mountains also picked up a couple inches of wet snow on grassy and elevated surfaces.

Hail in ROOSEVELT, NEW MEXICO
From 08-MAY-19 20:00:00 to 08-MAY-19 20:10:00 (MST-7)
Location: PORTALES ARPT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Pea size hail with a few pennies was reported for several minutes around Portales.

Winter Weather in UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
From 09-MAY-19 02:00:00 to 09-MAY-19 11:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

One to two inches of heavy wet snow along with gusty canyon winds in the Taos area toppled several large Cottonwood trees around town. One Cottonwood tree was toppled onto the roof of a home. Damage amounts are a rough estimate.

Heavy Snow in NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO
From 08-MAY-19 18:00:00 to 10-MAY-19 16:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

The area around Red River and Taos Ski Valley picked up 6 to 18 inches of heavy wet snow. Despite the heavy snowfall travel impacts were limited due to warmer surface temperatures. Localized power outages were reported due to the weight of heavy wet snow.

Heavy Snow in EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
From 08-MAY-19 18:00:00 to 09-MAY-19 11:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

The area around Angel Fire southward along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains picked up 6 to 18 inches of heavy wet snow. Despite the heavy snowfall travel impacts were limited due to warmer surface temperatures. Localized power outages were noted with this event as many trees were already leafed out.

Heavy Snow in SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET, NEW MEXICO
From 08-MAY-19 18:00:00 to 10-MAY-19 16:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

The high terrain around Cowles and west of Las Vegas picked up 6 to 10 inches of heavy wet snow. Despite the heavy snowfall travel impacts were limited due to warmer surface temperatures.

Tornado in LINCOLN, NEW MEXICO
From 08-MAY-19 16:45:00 to 08-MAY-19 16:48:00 (MST-7)
Location: NOGAL
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A brief landspout tornado was reported over rural countryside northwest of Nogal.