Heavy Snow in San Juan River Basin, Colorado

Heavy Snow January 16, 2023 – January 18, 2023 · San Juan River Basin, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 14 inches reported in the foothills.

The wider storm

The final shortwave trough associated with a prolonged atmospheric river event trekked across western Colorado. Continued abundant moisture paired with favorable orographics resulted in moderate to heavy snow for the mountains as well as some southern and central valleys. Winds gusted up to 50 mph at times in the mountains and up to 35 mph in the valleys.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1066452. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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