Upper Yampa River Basin storm history

The Steamboat Springs mesonet site recorded a gust to 79 mph at 9:14 PM MST. Earlier in the period, the KSBS AWOS recorded a gust to 67 mph, while other gusts across the region ranged from 45 mph to 60 mph throughout the period. No reports of injuries, fatalities, or damages, wer…

Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 9.8 inches of snow reported at Steamboat Springs 1.1 E.

The US Drought Monitor removed the last area of Extreme (D3) Drought from Colorado Zone 005 - Upper 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) Dr…

All fourteen reporting stations available for verification recording temperatures at or below 32F for at least 3 hours, and nine of those fourteen recorded temperatures at or below 28F for at least three hours. This means that at least 50% of the zone experienced a season-ending …

With seven of the fourteen 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. None of the eight stations recorded temperatures at or below 28F for at least 3 hours, so this was …

With eight of the twelve 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 one of the twelve stations recorded temperatures at or below 28F for at least 3 hours, so this w…

At the beginning of the month of October, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering roughly 40% of Colorado Zone 005 - Upper Yampa River Basin, with the remaining 60% under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. With the 10/14 Drought Monitor update, si…

At the beginning of the month of September, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions that covered 100% of Colorado Zone 005 - Upper Yampa River Basin. With the 9/3 Drought Monitor update, Extreme (D3) Drought coverage was reduced to approximately…

The Crosho Fire started in early to mid August due to an undetermined cause 7.5 miles northwest of Yampa, Colorado. The fire grew to 2,073 acres before it was contained in late August. The estimated cost to date was $10,200,000.

At the beginning of the month of August, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions covering roughly 1/4 of Colorado Zone 005 - Upper Yampa River Basin. With the 8/13/25 Drought Monitor update, a sliver of Exceptional (D4) Drought was introduced in…

The US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought in Colorado Zone 005 - Upper Yampa River Basin throughout the month of July. There was little change to the extent of this area of Extreme (D3) Drought during the month of July. No reports of crop damage or failures,…

Generally 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 7.8 inches at Steamboat Springs 5.3 WNW. Winds generally gusted in the 25 to 35 mph range with a peak wind gust of 38 mph at CO137 near Milner.

Generally 10 to 13 inches of snow fell across the area with 12.7 inches of snow reported at Steamboat Springs 1.9 E. Wind gusts stayed below 25 mph.

Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 8.3 inches of snow reported at Oak Creek 0.4 W. Wind gusts generally stayed below 25 mph except gusted 25 to 35 mph towards the end of the event.

The KSBS AWOS in Steamboat Springs recorded one hour where wind chill values were below 15F, and temperatures were below 25F. Winds were not at or above 10 mph, but wind chill values were sufficient to warrant inclusion. Temperatures ranged from -1F to 6F, and winds ranged from 6…

The KSBS AWOS recorded a roughly 3.5 hour period of wind chills below 15F and temperatures at or below 25F. Winds were not consistently at or above 10 mph, but the resulting wind chills were still cold enough to warrant recording. Temperatures ranged from 13F to 17F, and winds ra…

The KSBS AWOS in Steamboat Springs reported a roughly 4 hour period of wind chills below 15F and temperatures at or below 25F. Winds during this period did not meet the greater than equal to 10 mph requirement, however wind chill values were sufficiently cold to warrant counting.…

The KSBS AWOS in Steamboat Springs reported a roughly 4 hour period of wind chills below 15F and temperatures at or below 25F. Winds during this period did not meet the greater than equal to 10 mph requirement, however wind chill values were sufficiently cold to warrant counting.…

The KSBS AWOS in Steamboat Springs recorded a 4 hour period where wind chills were below 15F. Temperatures during this period were well below the 25F threshold, but winds were not consistently at or above 10 mph. However, wind chill values were sufficiently cold to warrant this e…

The KSBS AWOS in Steamboat Springs reported a 7 hour period where wind chills were below 15F. Temperatures during this period were below 25F, although winds were not consistently above 10 mph. That said, wind chills were sufficiently cold enough to warrant being counted. Temperat…

Generally 8 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with 12.3 inches of snow reported at Steamboat Springs 1.1 E.

Generally 11 to 17 inches of snow fell across the area with 17.5 inches of snow reported at Steamboat Springs 1.9 E.

All eleven of the reporting stations available for verification recorded temperatures at or below 32F for at least 3 hours, and eight of those eleven recorded temperatures at or below 28F for at least 3 hours. This means that at least 50% of the zone experienced a season-ending f…

As 7 of the 11 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 2 of the 11 reported temperatures below 28F for at …

Generally 10 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with 20.1 inches reported at Steamboat Springs 1.9 E. Wind gusts were in the 25 to 35 mph range on average with peak winds in the 45 to 50 mph range.

Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher up to 8.8 inches of snow reported at Steamboat Springs 0.1NNE. Winds gusted in the 30 to 45 mph range on February 27 during the snow squall event.

Generally 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 8.3 inches at Steamboat 1.1E.

Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of 14 inches at Steamboat Springs 1.9E.

Generally 7 to 13 inches of snow fell across the area with 13 inches at Steamboat Springs 1.9 E.

Generally 12 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with 20.3 inches at Oak Creek 0.4 W. Winds gusted in the 20s and 30s with a peak wind gust of 46 mph at Steamboat Springs Airport.

Generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with 7.1 at Yampa 5.1 S. Winds generally gusted 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph at the Steamboat Springs Airport.

Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area, mainly around the town of Steamboat Springs. 1 to 2 inches fell to the north and southern parts of the zone.

Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area.

Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 15 inches at Steamboat 1.9 E.

Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 10.3 inches of snow reported at Steamboat Springs 1.1E.

Dense fog was observed across the Upper Yampa River Basin, including at the Steamboat Springs Airport - Bob Adams Field where visibility was reduced to less than one quarter of a mile several times over the course of a two hour period.

Dense fog was observed across the Upper Yampa River basin, including at the Steamboat Springs Airport - Bob Adams Field AWOS where visibility was reduced to less than one quarter of a mile.

Generally 10 to 15 inches of snow fell across the area with higher amounts of 17.6 inches of snow at Steamboat Springs 1.9E. Winds gusted in the 20 to 35 mph range on average with a peak gust of 47 mph on 12/3.

Overnight lows ranged from 26 to 29 degrees across the area, including a low of 29 degrees at the Steamboat Springs Airport/Bob Adams Field.

A snow squall impacted the Steamboat Springs area, reducing visibilities to less than one quarter of a mile for around 10 minutes as it moved through. Winds gusted to near 40 mph with the squall.

Generally 1 to 2 inches fell in and around Steamboat Springs, with up to 9 inches reported on the outskirts of town. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.

Generally 5 to 11 inches of snow fell across the area.

Generally 12 to 18 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of up to 20 inches reported.

Generally a foot of snow fell across the area.

Generally a foot of snow fell across the area.

Generally 5 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area.

Winds gusted to almost 50 mph at times which resulted in significantly reduced visibility in blowing snow and hazardous travel. Generally 1 to 4 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of up to 7 inches estimated. The cold front brought wind chills down to…

Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area.

Generally 5 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area.

Generally 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 40 mph at times.