Heavy Snow — Upper Yampa River Basin, Colorado

2023-01-26 to 2023-01-28 · Upper Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 12 to 18 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of up to 20 inches reported.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough brushed northwest Colorado. Favorable westerly flow produced moderate to heavy snow across the mountains and some adjacent valleys.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1067504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.