Winter Weather — Kit Carson County, Colorado

2023-03-01 · Kit Carson County, Colorado

Event narrative

Snow Squall. Wind gusts of 30 to 50 MPH combined with heavy snow to reduce the visibility to a quarter mile or less during this timeframe.

Key Impacts: blowing snow, reduced visibility.

Wider weather episode

Wind gusts around 60 MPH were observed during the day as a winter storm system moved through East Central Colorado. The highest wind gust reported was 66 MPH at the Burlington airport. Prior to the snow moving in the winds ahead of the snow caused blowing dust to reduce the visibility to between half and three quarters of a mile at Kit Carson. Once the snow began to move in, a snow squall occurred in the Burlington area where the combined effect of heavy snow and gusty winds caused the visibility to fall to a quarter mile or less for a half hour.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088408. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.