Winter Weather — Upper Gunnison River Valley, Colorado

2022-12-27 to 2022-12-28 · Upper Gunnison River Valley, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area.

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 1062845. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.