Heavy Snow — Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Colorado

2023-01-01 to 2023-01-03 · Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus, Colorado

Event narrative

An estimated 10 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area.

Wider weather episode

Moisture associated with a landfalling moderate Atmospheric River reached western Colorado, riding on a 120-130 knot jet aloft. Perturbations in the northwest flow associated with this jet combined with favorable orographics to result in moderate to heavy snow across the mountains. Light to moderate snow also fell in some of the valley areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1062887. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.