High Wind — Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

2022-04-04 · Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

Event narrative

Bear Creek.

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 1029282. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.