Central Yampa River Basin storm history

Dense fog due to snow showers developed within the Central Yampa River Basin on the evening of December 27. The KHDN AWOS at the Yampa Valley Regional Airport reported reduced visibility due to fog occurring between snow showers. Dense fog occurred for about 30 minutes during thi…

The peak gust during this period, to 76 mph was recorded at the Great Divide 2SW RAWS at 6:46 PM MST. The highest recorded gust at an ASOS or AWOS was to 67 mph at KCAG ASOS at Craig-Moffat County Airport at 8:29 PM MST. An additional three sites, comprising one RAWS, one ASOS, a…

Localized dense fog developed within the Central Yampa River Basin late in the night on November 22. The KCAG ASOS at the Craig-Moffatt County Airport reported very brief periods of 1/4-mile visibility within the span of an hour just after sunrise due to freezing fog. No reports …

The US Drought Monitor removed the last area of Extreme (D3) Drought from Colorado Zone 002 - Central Yampa River Basin on October 14th, 2025. Extreme (D3) Drought has not reoccurred for a month, therefore this will be the last entry for this zone until such time as Extreme (D3) …

Widespread fog developed over the Yampa River Basin during the morning of October 6. The KEEO ASOS at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport reported a brief period of patchy dense fog reducing visibility to 1/4 mile before midnight. In the hours around sunrise, fog redeveloped and bec…

With six of the eighteen reporting stations available for verification recording temperatures at or below 32F for at least 3 hours, at least 50% of the zone experienced a freeze. Only six of the eighteen stations recorded temperatures at or below 28F for at least 3 hours, so this…

As 10 of the 15 reporting stations available for verification in this zone reported temperatures at or below 32F for at least three hours, at least 50% of the zone was below freezing for the required length of time. However, only 3 of the 15 reported temperatures below 28F for at…

Patchy fog developed over the Yampa River Basin during the morning of October 6. The KCAG ASOS at the Craig-Moffat County Airport reported decreasing visibility for about 4 hours overnight, including about half an hour of visibility dropping to or below 1/4 mile shortly after sun…

Patchy fog developed over the Yampa River Basin during the morning of October 6. The KCAG ASOS at the Craig-Moffat County Airport reported decreasing visibility for about 30 minutes shortly before sunrise, including a brief period of 1/4 mile visibility. No reports of injuries, d…

At the beginning of the month of October, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions that covered roughly 15% of Colorado Zone 002 - Central Yampa River Basin, with 75% of the zone under Severe (D2) Drought, and 10% of the zone under Moderate (D1) …

The Lee Fire started in early August due to a lightning strike 20 miles southwest of Meeker, Colorado. The Grease Fire grew into the Lee Fire on August 4 and acreage was combined and further known as the Lee Fire. The fire grew to 137,758 acres before it was contained in mid Sept…

At the beginning of the month of September, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Exceptional (D4) Drought conditions covering roughly 1/3 of Colorado Zone 002 - Central Yampa River Basin, with the remainder of the zone under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. The area of Exce…

The Twelve Fire started in early August due to human causes 5.1 miles northwest of Dinosaur, Colorado near Elk Springs, Colorado. The fire grew to 4,287 acres before it was contained in mid August. The estimated cost to date was $925,000. No homes were destroyed but two outbuildi…

The Grease Fire started in early August due to a lightning strike 12 miles west-southwest of Meeker, Colorado. The fire grew to 1,000 acres before merging into the Lee Fire and acreage was combined for both fires one day later, in which the complex was then just known as the Lee …

The Elk RBX Fire started in early August due to a lightning strike 11 miles southeast of Meeker, Colorado. The fire grew to 14,518 acres before it was contained in mid August. The fire destroyed 4 residential homes and one outbuilding. The estimated cost to date was $10,300,000.

The Lee Fire started in early August due to a lightning strike 20 miles southwest of Meeker, Colorado. The Grease Fire grew into the Lee Fire on August 4 and acreage was combined and further known as the Lee Fire. The fire grew to 137,758 acres before it was contained in mid Sept…

At the beginning of the month of August, the US Drought Monitor analyzed Extreme (D3) Drought conditions across roughly 90% of Colorado Zone 002 - Central Yampa River Basin. With the 8/13/25 Drought Monitor update, an area of Exceptional (D4) Drought was analyzed to cover roughly…

A peak wind gust of 58 mph occurred at the Rangely Airport at 1535 MST due to a decaying shower with no lightning present.

The US Drought Monitor analyzed areas of Extreme (D3) Drought in Colorado Zone 002-Central Yampa River Basin throughout the month of July. Due to the continued dry and hot conditions, the Drought Monitor analysis significantly expanded the coverage of Extreme (D3) Drought conditi…

The Colowyo Fire started in mid to late June due to downed power line near the Colowyo Strip Mine, which is about 19 miles southwest of Craig, Colorado. The fire grew to 585 acres before it was contained a day later in mid to late June. The estimated final cost was $250,000.

At approximately 2:08 PM MDT, the KCAG ASOS at Craig-Moffat County Airport recorded a gust to 62 mph. This was the peak gust of the day, but additional gusts between 58 mph and the peak of 62 mph were recorded at both the Pinto, Massadona 18SE RAWS and the Great Divide 2SW RAWS. …

Generally 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 7.5 inches of snow reported at Maybell COOP. Winds generally gusted in the 25 to 35 mph range with a peak wind gust of 43 mph at Hunter Creek RAWS.

The KCAG ASOS in Craig, CO recorded a gust to 61 mph at approximately 5:30 PM MDT, likely associated with the cold front passage, as no high gusts are recorded after this point. Prior to this point, wind gusts of 45-55 mph were recorded across the zone. No reports of injuries, da…

Generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with 7 inches of snow reported at Hayden. Winds generally gusted in the 25 to 40 mph range with a peak wind gust of 50 mph at Great Divide RAWS.

Generally 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area with 5.1 inches of snow reported at Hayden 1.6 SW. Wind gusts were generally in the 25 to 40 mph range with a peak wind gust of 40 mph at the Yampa Valley Regional Airport.

The KCAG ASOS in Craig, CO recorded an approximately 5 hour period with visibility dropping as low as 1/4 mile, and climbing as high as 10 miles. For the majority of this period, visibility was less than 1 mile, but the transient nature of the fog allowed for those periods of sig…

Generally 4 to 10 inches fell across the area with 10.5 inches at the Hayden COOP. Wind gusts were in the 25 to 35 mph range with a peak gust of 38 mph at the Pinto RAWS.

Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 4 inches of snow at Meeker and 6 to 8 inches in the Hayden area. 8 inches of snow was reported at the Hayden COOP. Wind gusts were in the 25 to 35 mph range with a peak wind gust of 40 mph at Hunter Creek RAWS.

The KEEO ASOS at Meeker Airport recorded an approximately 1 hour period where visibility was reduced due to fog. Visibilities were a quarter mile or less for only about 20 minutes, but were below 1 mile for the full period. That said, this dense fog was localized to the Meeker ar…

The KEEO ASOS at Meeker Airport in meeker recorded a peak gust to 68 mph at 1143 AM MST on February 7th. Other gusts above 58 mph were recorded at both KEEO ASOS and KHDN AWOS at Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden. At KHDN, two gusts to 58 mph were recorded, one at 602 PM MS…

Generally 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with 3 to 5 inches on the west end at Craig and Maybell, and higher amounts of 6 to 7 inches on the east end around Hayden. 6.7 inches of snow was reported at the Hayden COOP. Winds gusted in the 25 to 50 mph range with a peak …

The KEEO ASOS in Meeker recorded a gust to 59 mph at 1:14 PM MST February 5th. Gusts at or above 45 mph mainly occurred during the afternoon hours, although winds had begun to increase over the course of the morning. Recorded wind gusts ranged from 45 mph to 55 mph, with the peak…

The two ASOSs in the zone, KEEO in Meeker and KCAG in Craig, along with the KHDN AWOS in Hayden, recorded a prolonged period of wind chills below 15F. The majority of this period did not meet the traditional requirement of wind speeds at or above 10 mph, however temperatures were…

The KEEO ASOS in Meeker and KCAG ASOS in Craig reported approximately 6 hours of wind chill values below the 15F threshold. The majority of this period did not see wind speeds at or above 10 mph, but temperatures were well below the 25F required, and wind chills were sufficiently…

The KCAG ASOS in Craig and KHDN AWOS in Hayden recorded an approximately 7 hour period of wind chill values at or below 15F. In the case of the KHDN AWOS, nearly the entire period met the traditional requirements of temperatures at or below 25F and winds at or above 10 mph, while…

Between the two ASOSs and one AWOS in Colorado Zone 002, a roughly 8 hour period of wind chills below 15F were recorded. About half of this period met the traditional requirements of winds at or above 10 mph and ambient temperatures below 25F. Winds ranged from 6 to 15 mph, and a…

Between the two ASOSs, KEEO in Meeker and KCAG in Craig, and the KHDN AWOS in Hayden, a 32 hour period of wind chills meeting criteria was recorded. The longest continuous period was recorded at KHDN, where from 6:30PM on the 20th to 7:30PM on the 21st, some of the coldest wind c…

The KHDN AWOS at Yampa Valley Airport in Hayden, CO recorded a roughly 10 hour period where wind chill values were below 15F, and the traditional requirements of ambient temperatures at or below 25F and winds at or above 10 mph were met. Winds during this period ranged from 6 to …

The KCAG ASOS at Craig-Moffat County Airport recorded a roughly 3 hour period where wind chill values were below 15F. Ambient temperatures during this period ranged from 9F to 12F, meeting the requirement of being equal to or less than 25F. However, winds ranged rom 6 to 8 mph, b…

Between the two ASOSs and one AWOS in Colorado Zone 002, roughly 8 hours of wind chill values at or below 15F were recorded, along with at least one hour meeting the individual requirements of temperatures at or below 25F and winds at or above 10 mph. The coldest wind chill value…

The KHDN AWOS at Yampa Valley Airport in Hayden, CO recorded a little over an hour of wind chill values well below the 15F threshold. Winds during this period were below 10 mph, ranging from 6-9 mph, meaning that it does not meet the traditional requirements. However, ambient air…

The KHDN AWOS at Yampa Valley Airport in Hayden, CO recorded a little over an hour of wind chill values at or below 15F. While ambient air temperatures during this period were well below the 25F threshold, ranging from 10F to 18F, winds were only at or above the 10 mph threshold …

There are two ASOSs and one AWOS in Colorado Zone 002, KEEO at Meeker Airport in Meeker, KCAG at Craig-Moffat County Airport in Craig, and KHDN at Yampa Valley Airport in Hayden. Between these three sites, a near continuous period of wind chills below the 15F threshold were recor…

Generally 7 to 8 inches of snow fell across the eastern portions of the Central Yampa River Basin with 8.2 inches of snow reported at Hayden 1.6 SW. 2 to 3 inches of snow fell across the western portions of the Central Yampa River Basin including Craig and Meeker. Wind gusts were…

The ASOS at Craig-Moffat County Airport (KCAG) reported dense fog conditions with visibility under 1/4 for two hours during this period, while the KHDN AWOS at Yampa Valley Airport was in and out of dense fog during this period. No fog was reported at the KEEO ASOS at Meeker Airp…

Dense fog with visibilities less than 1/2 mile were recorded periodically at the KCAG ASOS at Craig-Moffat County airport, with most of the period seeing visibility ranging between 3/4 mile and 1 mile. The KHDN AWOS at Yampa Valley Airport reported dense fog with visibility less …

Generally 7 to 8 inches of snow fell in the Hayden area across the eastern portions of the Central Yampa River Basin with 2 to 4 inches across the western portion of the Central Yampa River Basin, which includes Meeker and Craig. 7.5 inches of snow was reported at Hayden 1.6 SW. …

Visibilities reported by the KCAG ASOS at Craig-Moffat County Airport, and by the KHDN AWOS at the Yampa Valley Airport in Hayden, CO dropped below 1/2 mile around 6AM local time. In addition, pockets of dense fog were noticed on satellite imagery throughout the Central Yampa Riv…

Generally 9 to 10 inches of snow fell across the eastern portions of the Central Yampa River Basin with 9.6 inches reported at Hayden 1.6 SW, while 1.5 inches of snow was reported in Meeker. Winds generally gusted in the 25 to 30 mph range.

Widespread fog was spotted across the upper and central Yampa river valley via a combination of Colorado Department of Transportation cameras, satellite data, and ASOS and AWOS visibilities. Visibility at the KCAG ASOS at Craig-Moffat County Airport was reduced to 1/4 mile or les…