Central Colorado River Basin storm history

Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area in 7 hours. Travel was severely impacted along Interstate 70 with multiple crashes occurring. One crash east of Avon between a semi truck and a pickup truck resulted in one fatality with the interstate closing in the westbound …

The Colorado Department of Highways RWIS site 0.1 mi W of No Name Tunnel recorded a gust to 60 mph at 9:40 PM MST. Additional gusts across the region ranged from 45 mph to 55 mph, with the highest gust recorded at an ASOS or AWOS being 46 mph at KEGE AWOS at Eagle County Regional…

Areas of dense fog developed along the high-elevation valleys along I-70 during the morning of December 7. The KEGE AWOS at the Eagle County Regional Airport reported two periods of 1/4-mile visibility due to freezing fog. The first occurrence was before sunrise and brief, lastin…

Generally 3 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area mainly south of Glenwood Springs towards Basalt and Carbondale with 1 to 2 inches of snow elsewhere. Locally higher amounts of 11.2 inches of snow was reported at Basalt 5.8 E.

At the beginning of the month of December the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought in Colorado Zone 008 - Central Colorado River Basin. This area comprised roughly 25% of the zone, with the remainder under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. As of the 12/24 Dro…

At the beginning of the month of November, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering roughly 30% of Colorado Zone 008 - Central Colorado River Basin. The remainder of the zone was under Severe (D2) conditions. These conditions remained unchanged …

Sixteen of the twenty-one reporting stations available for verification recording temperatures at or below 32F for at least 3 hours, and eleven of those twenty-one recorded temperatures at or below 28F for at least three hours. This means that at least 50% of the zone experienced…

At the beginning of the month of October, the US Drought Monitor indicated that 100% of Colorado Zone 008 - Central Colorado River Basin was under Extreme (D3) Drought. With the 10/14 Drought Monitor update, significant improvement was noted. The coverage of Extreme (D3) Drought …

At the beginning of the month of September, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Exceptional (D4) Drought conditions as covering roughly 75% of Colorado Zone 008- Central Colorado River Basin, with the remaining 25% of the zone under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. The are…

The Coulter Creek Fire started in early August due to an undetermined cause 4 miles northeast of Carbondale, Colorado. However, lightning in the days prior was suspected to be a factor. The fire grew to 107 acres before it was contained one day later in early August. No homes wer…

At the beginning of the month of August, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions that covered roughly 90% of Colorado Zone 008 - Central Colorado River Basin. With the 8/13/25 Drought Monitor update, an area of Exceptional (D4) Drought condition…

The US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought in Colorado Zone 008 - Central Colorado River Basin. Due to the continued dry and hot month of July, the area of Extreme (D3) Drought was significantly expanded with the July 16th Drought Monitor update. A number of …

The Hangman, Burns 3NW RAWS site recorded a gust to 58 mph at approximately 11:55 AM MDT, while other sensors around the zone recorded gusts above 45 mph throughout the day. No reports of injuries, damages, or fatalities were received in association with this event.

Generally 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across much of the area with locally higher amounts of 7 to 10 inches of snow at locations south of Glenwood Springs and north of Carbondale along Highway 82. 10.2 inches of snow was reported at Glenwood Springs 7.2 S. Winds generally gusted i…

Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with higher amounts of 11 to 13 inches of snow reported south of Glenwood Springs area. 13.2 inches of snow was reported at Glenwood Springs 5.3 SSE. Wind gusts were in the 20 to 30 mph range at times.

The KEGE AWOS in Eagle recorded an approximately 8 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were consistently at or above 10 mph for about 3 hours, with the remainder of the period seeing either lighter winds or inconsistently stro…

The KEGE AWOS in Eagle reported a prolonged period of temperatures at or below 25F and wind chills below 15F. Winds were not continuously at or above 10 mph, but the wind chills produced by even light winds were cold enough to warrant inclusion. Temperatures ranged from 5F to 25F…

The KEGE AWOS in Eagle recorded an approximately 14 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind speeds were sufficient to produce wind chill values below 15F. Approximately 4 hours of this period saw wind speeds consistently at or above 10 mph, and while the remainder …

The KEGE AWOS in Eagle recorded an approximately 1.5 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind speeds were sufficient to produce wind chill values below 15F. Winds were below the 10 mph threshold, however they produced wind chills cold enough to warrant recording. Te…

The KEGE AWOS in Eagle recorded an approximately 13 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind speeds were sufficient to produce wind chill values below 15F. Only approximately 1 hour of this period saw winds at or above 10 mph consistently, while the remainder saw we…

The KEGE AWOS in Eagle recorded an approximately 9 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind speeds were sufficient to produce wind chill values below 15F. The first four hours of this period saw wind speeds consistently at or above 10 mph, while the remainder saw a …

The KEGE AWOS in Eagle reported an approximately 16 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind speeds were sufficient to produce wind chills colder than 15F. Only about the first 3 hours of the period saw winds consistently at or above 10 mph, however the weaker durin…

Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 8 inches reported at Glenwood Springs 5.9 S. Winds gusts were in the 25 to 27 mph range throughout Glenwood Canyon.

Generally 5 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amount of 19.6 inches of snow reported at Basalt 5.8 E.

With 12 of the 21 reporting sites available recording temperatures at or below 32F for at least 3 hours, at least 50% of the zone experienced a freeze event. However, only 3 of those 21 sites experienced temperatures at or below 28F for at least 3 hours, meaning this was a freeze…

Wind gusts across the zone ranged from 50 mph to near 70 mph. The peak gust was to 68 mph and occurred at KEGE AWOS at the Eagle County Regional Airport during the early afternoon on the 25th. This was the only gust above 58 mph. The recorded gusts were clustered in time, all occ…

Generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with 6.9 inches of snow reported at Edwards 1.3 WNW. Winds gusted in the 25 to 35 mph range.

Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with 15.6 inches reported at Edwards 1.3 WNW. Wind gusts were in the 30 to 45 mph range during the event with peak wind gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range just prior to the onset of snow.

Generally 1 to 2 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted in the 30 to 40 mph range with wind gusts over 50 mph during snow squalls for a 45 minute duration with a peak gust of 64 mph at No Name Tunnel.

Wind gusts across the lower elevation Colorado Zone 008 ranged from 45-65 mph between roughly noon on the 26th and mid-morning on the 27th. The peak recorded gust was 64 mph at around 7AM, at the mesonet station CO182 0.1 mi W of No Name Tunnel, which is roughly 2 miles northeast…

Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the western portions of the zone near Glenwood Springs with 1 to 4 inches of snow elsewhere. Wind gusts were generally 15 to 30 mph but peaked between 40 and 50 mph at Canyon Creek and No Name sites in Glenwood Canyon.

Generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area.

Generally 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with higher amounts of 6 to 7 inches on the western side of the zone near Glenwood Springs.

Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 9 inches at Glenwood Springs 0.64 S. Winds gusted 30 to 45 mph with a peak gust of 43 mph at Eagle County Regional Airport.

Dense fog was observed across the Central Colorado River Basin, including at the Eagle County Regional Airport where visibility was reduced to less than one quarter of a mile periodically over the course of two hours.

Generally 2 to 4 inches fell across the area. Additionally, a snow squall moved through the area on 12/8, dropping visibilities at the Eagle County Regional Airport to a quarter of a mile as winds gusted above 30 mph peaking at 42 mph at No Name Tunnel sensor likely with the squa…

Generally 2 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with higher amounts of 7 to 10 inches of snow on the west end of the area due to heavy snow banding. 9.8 inches reported at Glenwood Springs 2.7SSE. Winds gusted 30 to 36 mph at times.

Generally 2 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with higher amounts of 7 to 10 inches of snow on the west end of the area due to heavy snow banding. 9.8 inches reported at Glenwood Springs 2.7SSE. Winds gusted 30 to 36 mph at times.

Overnight lows ranged from 23 to 28 degrees, including a low of 27 degrees at Eagle County Regional Airport.

There was a peak wind gust estimated to be around 58 mph in the Glenwood Springs area.

Generally 2 to 4 inches of snow fell across the area as winds gusted up to 55 mph at times. A snow squall moved through the area in the evening of the 22nd, dropping visibilities to less than half a mile as winds gusted to 40 mph with the squall at the Eagle Regional Airport. Red…

Generally 1 to 3 inches of snow fell across the area.

Generally 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 8 inches reported in Glenwood Springs.

Generally 2 to 4 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 34 mph at times.

Winds gusted up to 35 mph at times which resulted in significantly reduced visibility in blowing snow and hazardous travel. Generally 2 to 4 inches of snow fell across the area.

Generally 0.5 to 2 inches of snow fell across the area, resulting in hazardous driving conditions during the morning commute.

Generally 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 46 mph at times.

Generally 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 40 mph at times.