Winter Weather — Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

2022-12-27 to 2022-12-28 · Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 35 mph at times.

Wider weather episode

A plume of moisture associated with an Atmospheric River surged across western Colorado with precipitable water values increasing up to 400% of normal. A Pacific system moved across the region which, when combined with the well above normal moisture, resulted in moderate to heavy snowfall across the mountains of western Colorado. Light to moderate snow also fell in some of the valley areas. Winds gusted up to 50 mph at times.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1062844. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.