High Wind — Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

2022-04-04 · Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

Event narrative

Cottonwood Pass.

Wider weather episode

A series of upper level disturbances moving overhead along with a cold front in place supported a prolonged period of snow showers across the higher terrain. A brief period of higher intensity snow did help bring the highest snowfall amounts into the one to two feet range, mainly across the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains. This stronger system also supported higher winds, especially over and near the higher terrain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1029281. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.