Frost/Freeze — Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

2022-05-20 to 2022-05-21 · Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

Overnight lows ranged from the low to mid 20s across the area.

Wider weather episode

Unseasonably cold air filtered into western Colorado in the wake of a strong cold front. This led to subfreezing temperatures across some of the northern and central valleys where vegetation was susceptible to damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1025807. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.