Heavy Snow in San Juan River Basin, Colorado

Heavy Snow February 14, 2023 – February 15, 2023 · San Juan River Basin, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area.

The wider storm

An abnormally strong and cold low pressure system dropped into the Great Basin and lifted across the Western Slope. Ample cold air and moisture paired with favorable orographics resulted in moderate to heavy snow for most of the mountains and valleys across western Colorado. Additionally, winds gusts exceeded 45 mph at times in the mountains and were greater than 30 mph in the valleys during the event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1069886. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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